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Author: Laurel Croza ,
Matt James
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Dimensions:
Width: 17.70cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.326kg
ISBN: 9781554983650
ISBN 10: 1554983657
Pages: 36
Publication Date: 12 June 2014
Recommended Age: From 4 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
A low-key, emotionally true approach to a common and usually upsetting childhood experience. -- Kirkus , starred review Readers will come to understand that while 'here' and 'there' are different, different is OK, especially when you have the support of a new friend. -- Publishers Weekly , starred review James's naive style has an infectious, unfettered energy. Croza's spare text captures the narrator's feelings of displacement with poetic immediacy. -- Quill & Quire , starred review The palette of the Toronto scenes is predominately blue-sky sunny, reflecting the story's ultimate optimism . . . we know that the ride begun at the close of the book promises both amity and adventure. -- Horn Book Little ones struggling to adjust to a new home or missing their old one will find comfort here. -- Booklist Expressionistic acrylic and ink illustrations add depth to the story, as do the marvelous endpapers. -- School Library Journal
Through a series of sensory-steeped, one-on-one contrasts called out and pictured on opposing pages, the girl (who also narrates) comes to realize that different is not necessarily 'better' or 'worse, ' and that she herself has the power to make her new surroundings not only acceptable but also satisfying . . . It is not a portrait, in the usual sense, of either place, yet readers will feel these immersive, dreamlike images have taken them somewhere far from home. -- The New York Times A low-key, emotionally true approach to a common and usually upsetting childhood experience. -- Kirkus, starred review Readers will come to understand that while 'here' and 'there' are different, different is OK, especially when you have the support of a new friend. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review James's naive style has an infectious, unfettered energy. Croza's spare text captures the narrator's feelings of displacement with poetic immediacy. -- Quill & Quire, starred review The palette of the Toronto scenes is predominately blue-sky sunny, reflecting the story's ultimate optimism . . . we know that the ride begun at the close of the book promises both amity and adventure. -- Horn Book Little ones struggling to adjust to a new home or missing their old one will find comfort here. -- Booklist Expressionistic acrylic and ink illustrations add depth to the story, as do the marvelous endpapers. -- School Library Journal This is a touching evocation of the mixed feelings of longing and hope that accompany a move. Recommended. -- Library Media Connections
[A] low-key, emotionally true approach to a common and usually upsetting childhood experience. -- Kirkus , starred review
Author Information
Laurel Croza lived near four dam sites when she was a child, moving nine times and attending six schools before she was 14. Matt James is a noted painter, a multiple award-winning illustrator, and a musician. Both live in Toronto.
