Arsenault blends touches of Maurice Sendak and Crockett Johnson (Krauss’ prominent illustrators) into her own charming style. . .Beautiful in language and design.

Booklist

Knowing that Krauss’s story ends in triumph gives the subject’s idiosyncrasies particular significance in a light picture book tribute.

Publishers Weekly

The extraordinarily told, one-of-a-kind story of legendary author and children’s book icon Ruth Krauss Born a baby late at night there’s no parade just crashing rain   She listens listens writes and draws stitches pages sews a book She finds another way to tell a tale This unique picture book biography provides a mesmerizing look at the life of children’s writer Ruth Krauss (1901–1993), best known for books such as The Carrot Seed, A Hole is to Dig, and A Very Special House. With an imaginative, spontaneous text from Carter Higgins that pays homage to Krauss’s distinctive voice, and Isabelle Arsenault’s exquisite illustrations that evoke a childlike sense of wonder, A Story Is to Share is a tribute to storytelling and creativity of all kinds.
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Arsenault blends touches of Maurice Sendak and Crockett Johnson (Krauss’ prominent illustrators) into her own charming style. . .Beautiful in language and design.
The extraordinarily told, one-of-a-kind story of legendary author and children's book icon Ruth Krauss

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781419749933
Publisert
2022-11-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Høyde
267 mm
Bredde
216 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
40

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

Carter Higgins is the author of many books for young readers, including Everything You Need for a Treehouse, which was an NPR Best Book of the Year, Bikes for Sale, and the chapter book series Audrey L & Audrey W: Best Friends-ish. Circle Under Berry, her first book as both author and illustrator, received two starred reviews. Higgins is a creative storyteller who designs playful experiences around visual literacy and believes the wit of kids' language is the best poetry of all. She is an Emmy Award–winning visual effects and motion graphics artist and spent a decade as an elementary school librarian. Higgins lives in Las Vegas. Isabelle Arsenault is an internationally renowned children’s book illustrator. Her many acclaimed books include Just Because, The Honeybee, You Belong Here, and Cloth Lullaby, which received the BolognaRagazzi Award in 2017. She has won the prestigious Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature three times, as well as three New York Times Best Illustrated accolades. Arsenault lives in Montreal.