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32 pp.
| Candlewick
| April, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-8146-3$16.99
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PS
After a breakfast with Dad (depicted over several wordless pages) it's time for Dad's chores, leaving his boy feeling ignored. By changing the to-do list items into play--bed-making becomes sailing a pirate ship, gardening becomes exploring the jungle--father and son return to having fun. Paired with a limited text, scribbly acrylic and pencil illustrations convey the joy of blending the imaginary with the real.
32 pp.
| Candlewick
| April, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-7845-6$16.99
(3)
K-3
Jack's worry about playing his trumpet in tonight's concert is personified as an ever-growing, faceless blue monster. The worry follows him until he hears Mom's reassuring words of love and support. The loose illustrations, acrylic paint and pencil on watercolor paper, skillfully capture Jack's relatable emotions, with scribbly line work contributing to a child-rendered look. Concise text provides a solid through line to convey the universal moral.
40 pp.
| Candlewick
| November, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-6367-4$15.99
(3)
K-3
"'Where are you going?' 'Nowhere! And you can't follow me!'" Craving time away from his pesky younger brothers, George constructs a ship from a large cardboard box. Armed with his imagination and a helmet, he sets a course for Nowhere. This familiar scenario will resonate with most children; Zuppardi's scribbly, childlike illustrations invite readers into George's build-it-yourself adventure.