Overview
Come get to know three neighboring families, each with a young child learning about themselves in this wondrous world. This poetic picture book is a parent's ode to everything their child is--and will be--capable of doing as they grow. Tonight, each small hand fits inside their parent's hand. But soon, this hand will grow—to dig deep in the dirt, make masterpieces and mistakes, and tell stories only it can tell. With text that captures the potential in every child and glowing art that exudes warmth, this book braids three children's stories into one of family love. From award-winning author Jonathan Stutzman and rising illustrator Elizabeth Lilly comes this tender book, perfect for cuddling together at bedtime.
Full Product Details
Author: Jonathan Stutzman ,
Elizabeth Lilly
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Imprint: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Dimensions:
Width: 22.40cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 28.70cm
Weight: 0.434kg
ISBN: 9780593427088
ISBN 10: 0593427084
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 28 March 2023
Recommended Age: From 3 to 5 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
A gorgeous rendering of how everyday moments can convey a lifetime of wonder and security. -Booklist, starred review Building on anticipatory text, empathic art chronicles the children's respective forays into autonomy: decorating a parent's birthday cake, braving the expansiveness of the ocean, and adopting a stray kitten while working at a community garden. By book's end, readers will be invested in each of these families across time-and perhaps wish to be their neighbors, too. -Publishers Weekly, starred review
A gorgeous rendering of how everyday moments can convey a lifetime of wonder and security. -Booklist, starred review Building on anticipatory text, empathic art chronicles the children's respective forays into autonomy....By book's end, readers will be invested in each of these families across time-and perhaps wish to be their neighbors, too. -Publishers Weekly, starred review Beautifully tender and thoughtful. -Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Jonathan Stutzman is the author of Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug, Llama Destroys the World, Bear Is a Bear, and other books for children. Jonathan lives in Pennsylvania with his wife. You can visit him online at jonathanstutzman.com. Elizabeth Lilly is an author-illustrator, animated filmmaker, and art educator. She was a reading, doodling daydreamer in high school, and, unsure of her path, went to architecture school at Virginia Tech for college. Her first two picture books, Geraldine and Let Me Fix You a Plate, each received three starred reviews. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Visit her at elizabeth-lilly.com.
