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The book from far away

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  • Author: Handy, Bruce
    Contributor:

    Benbassat, Julie

    Summary:

    In this fantastical picture book perfect for fans of Aaron Becker's Journey, a human child and a child from another planet discover that no matter where you live or what your books are like, reading - and sharing - are universal. A cosmic celebration of the joy of sharing books and having new experiences awaits readers in this captivating wordless picture book for ages 4 to 8. A child busy reading in a treehouse spots a family who seems to have just arrived on Earth for a picnic. The youngest member of the alien family holds a mind-bendingly strange object. Could it be a book from outer space? At the end of this gorgeously illustrated tale, each child returns home with a book from far away to remember a kind stranger. Sure to take its place among gently fantastical favorites like Sophie Blackall's If You Come to Earth and Carson Ellis's Du Iz Tak? , this picture book will enchant and delight curious kids and book lovers everywhere.

    Genre: Juvenile fiction, Picture books
    Original Publisher: New York , Minerva
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781662651342

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DC Contributor

Benbassat, Julie

Abstract

In this fantastical picture book perfect for fans of Aaron Becker's Journey, a human child and a child from another planet discover that no matter where you live or what your books are like, reading - and sharing - are universal. A cosmic celebration of the joy of sharing books and having new experiences awaits readers in this captivating wordless picture book for ages 4 to 8. A child busy reading in a treehouse spots a family who seems to have just arrived on Earth for a picnic. The youngest member of the alien family holds a mind-bendingly strange object. Could it be a book from outer space? At the end of this gorgeously illustrated tale, each child returns home with a book from far away to remember a kind stranger. Sure to take its place among gently fantastical favorites like Sophie Blackall's If You Come to Earth and Carson Ellis's Du Iz Tak? , this picture book will enchant and delight curious kids and book lovers everywhere.

Genre
Juvenile fiction
Picture books
Publisher (Source)

New York

Minerva

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