Awards
- Commended for A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year 2021 (United States)
- Commended for A Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year 2021 (United States)
- Commended for CBC Books Best Canadian Picture Books 2020 (Canada)
- Short-listed for David Booth Children's and Youth Poetry Award 2022 (Canada)
- Short-listed for David Booth Children’s and Youth Poetry Award 2022 (Canada)
Overview
Race you to our corner grocery store!Stanstones corner store is the heart of the neighborhood for the brother and sister in this story. They help to close the store every Saturday and save their pennies to buy candy. The store is the source of many adventures, where they spend a memorably spooky Halloween, play tricks on Mr. and Mrs. Stanstones, and form a search party to find Toby the store cat when he goes missing. What will happen to their beloved corner store when a brand-new supermarket opens up in town?Full of humor and playful language, this novel in verse is a sweetly nostalgic celebration of a time when children had more freedom and a mom-and-pop corner store might be the center of a kid's world. Based on Robert Heidbreder's childhood, this follow-up to Rooster Summer can be read as a sequel or a stand-alone story. Chelsea O'Byrne's vibrant illustrations bring the corner store and its colorful cast of characters to life.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert Heidbreder ,
Chelsea O'Byrne
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Dimensions:
Width: 13.90cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.199kg
ISBN: 9781773062167
ISBN 10: 1773062166
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 21 May 2020
Recommended Age: From 6 to 9 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A free-spirited, warmly nostalgic vision. * Kirkus Reviews * A whimsical novel in verse for older elementary and younger middle school collections. * School Library Journal * Today's readers of Our Corner Store may find themselves envying and wishing for the freedom that their parents and grandparents enjoyed during these earlier times. ...Highly Recommended. * Canadian Review of Materials * It will bring back memories of pre-shopping-mall days for many adults, while its poems will appeal to young readers ages six to nine. * Winnipeg Free Press * [A] gorgeous book in verse. * Book Riot *
A free-spirited, warmly nostalgic vision. * Kirkus Reviews * A whimsical novel in verse for older elementary and younger middle school collections. * School Library Journal * Today’s readers of Our Corner Store may find themselves envying and wishing for the freedom that their parents and grandparents enjoyed during these earlier times. …Highly Recommended. * Canadian Review of Materials * It will bring back memories of pre-shopping-mall days for many adults, while its poems will appeal to young readers ages six to nine. * Winnipeg Free Press * [A] gorgeous book in verse. * Book Riot *
Author Information
ROBERT HEIDBREDER is an award-winning children’s poet and author. His many books include I Wished for a Unicorn, Drumheller Dinosaur Dance, Song for a Summer Night and Rooster Summer. Robert spent thirty years as a primary school teacher and has won the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and continues to do many school and festival presentations. CHELSEA O’BYRNE is a freelance illustrator and art instructor based in Vancouver, BC. She graduated from Emily Carr University with a BFA in illustration. She has also illustrated Hello, Crow! written by Candace Savage, and Marisa and the Mountains, written by George M. Johnson.
