The Doorman's Repose

Author:   Chris Raschka
Publisher:   The New York Review of Books, Inc
Edition:   Main
ISBN:  

9781681371009


Pages:   88
Publication Date:   02 May 2017
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Format:   Hardback
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"From Caldecott Award winner Chris Raschka, tales of unforgettable characters who live in a NYC apartment building ""To the company of ur-New Yorkers like Stuart Little,Harriet the Spy, andLyle, Lyle, Crocodile, let me hold open the door forThe Doorman's Repose. A new favorite."" -Gregory Maguire ""....marvelously intriguing stories..."" -Lemony Snicket Some of us look up at those craggy, mysterious apartment buildings found in theposher parts of New York City and wonder what goes on inside. The Doorman'sRepose collects ten stories about 777 Garden Avenue, one of the craggiest.The first story recounts the travails of the new doorman, who excels at all his tasks except perhaps the most important one-talking baseball. Otherstell of a long-forgotten room, a cupid-like elevator, and theunlikely romance of a cerebral psychologist and a jazz musician, both of whom are mice.Because the animals talk and the machinery has feelings, these are children's stories.Otherwise they are for anyone intrigued by what happens when manypeople, strangers or kin, live together under one roof."

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Author:   Chris Raschka
Publisher:   The New York Review of Books, Inc
Imprint:   The New York Review of Books, Inc
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Width: 14.70cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.330kg
ISBN:  

9781681371009


ISBN 10:   1681371006
Pages:   88
Publication Date:   02 May 2017
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children's (6-12)
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

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As we all know, it is very difficult to break into an apartment building and investigate the activities of its inhabitants. Luckily, Chris Raschka has managed to do this for us, so we may enjoy these marvelously intriguing stories without going to prison. --Lemony Snicket Raschka brings readers to Manhattan's Upper East Side in this delightful novel told through linked stories, set in and around a fictional apartment building...it's an off-kilter vision of New York City that feels simultaneously true in its bones. --Publishers Weekly, Best Middle Grade Books of 2017 Raschka writes with a mixture of lighthearted humour, irony and earnestness. He creates a vision of New York City that's fantastical, eccentric but charming, and at times, laugh-out-loud funny...Each story features a full-page impressionistic illustration by Raschka. Readers will likely return to these and ponder them for clues and insights...[The Doorman's Repose] shows exceptional storytelling ability, craftsmanship and a love for language. This is a rare book that can delight young as well as adult audiences. --Julie Hakim Azzam, TLS A grand old apartment building at 777 Garden Ave. on Manhattan's Upper East Side is the setting for a series of tales filled with humor, imagination, and sweetness. Raschka creates a plethora of wonderfully eccentric characters, human and otherwise...stories roam all over the building and back and forth through many years with quirky, interconnected characters in starring roles....A warm, wonderful delight for readers young and old. --Kirkus starred review [A] humorous, thought-provoking collection of stories...Imagination is built into every detail...The sophisticated writing style makes this book most appropriate for a middle-grade audience, though older readers will also appreciate 777 Garden Avenue's intricacies. Ultimately, this curious character study reveals how everyone is connected, whether by fleeting interaction or grand gesture. --Booklist [Raschka's] rich vocabulary creates characters that are believable, while also taking ordinary events and making them sound magical...This is a delightful read and the stories will be remembered by the reader for a long time. Teachers, students, and school librarians will definitely want to add this to their collections. --School Library Connection It doesn't seem quite fair that Chris Raschka, so adept at telling stories pictorially, should be equally brilliant at telling them with words, but he is. What is it really like to live in the greatest city in the world? Read this tribute to the human and animal tenants of a quirky old apartment building in uptown Manhattan and you'll know. The Doorman's Repose is funny and moving and what those of us who write for young readers all secretly aspire to and almost never pull off: a book that will be devoured and cherished by kids and parents alike. --Tor Seidler O. Henry proposed four million New York stories, but he was off by ten: the droll and expressive episodes offered in Chris Raschka's The Doorman's Repose. Set in an Upper East Side apartment building at a smart address, Raschka's stories use comic understatement alongside ink wash illustrations in retailing everyday moments in the interconnected lives of residents both high and low. To the company of ur-New Yorkers like Stuart Little, Harriet the Spy, and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, let me hold open the door for The Doorman's Repose. A new favorite. --Gregory Maguire Raschka's genius lies in capturing the essence of situations that are deeply felt by children. --School Library Journal


It doesn t seem quite fair that Chris Raschka, so adept at telling stories pictorially, should be equally brilliant at telling them with words, but he is. What is it really like to live in the greatest city in the world? Read this tribute to the human and animal tenants of a quirky old apartment building in uptown Manhattan and you ll know.<i>The Doorman s Repose</i>is funny and moving and what those of us who write for young readers all secretly aspire to and almost never pull off: a book that will be devoured and cherished by kids and parents alike. Tor Seidler O. Henry proposed four million New York stories, but he was off by ten: the droll and expressive episodes offered in Chris Raschka s<i>The Doorman s Repose</i>. Set in an Upper East Side apartment building at a smart address, Raschka s stories use comic understatement alongside ink wash illustrations in retailing everyday moments in the interconnected lives of residents both high and low. To the company of ur-New Yorkers like<i>Stuart Little</i>, <i>Harriet the Spy</i>, and<i>Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile</i>, let me hold open the door for<i>The Doorman s Repose</i>. A new favorite. Gregory Maguire Raschka s genius lies in capturing the essence of situations that are deeply feltby children. <i>School Library Journal</i>


As we all know, it is very difficult to break into an apartment building and investigate the activities of its inhabitants. Luckily, Chris Raschka has managed to do this for us, so we may enjoy these marvelously intriguing stories without going to prison. Lemony Snicket It doesn t seem quite fair that Chris Raschka, so adept at telling stories pictorially, should be equally brilliant at telling them with words, but he is. What is it really like to live in the greatest city in the world? Read this tribute to the human and animal tenants of a quirky old apartment building in uptown Manhattan and you ll know.<i>The Doorman s Repose</i>is funny and moving and what those of us who write for young readers all secretly aspire to and almost never pull off: a book that will be devoured and cherished by kids and parents alike. Tor Seidler O. Henry proposed four million New York stories, but he was off by ten: the droll and expressive episodes offered in Chris Raschka s<i>The Doorman s Repose</i>. Set in an Upper East Side apartment building at a smart address, Raschka s stories use comic understatement alongside ink wash illustrations in retailing everyday moments in the interconnected lives of residents both high and low. To the company of ur-New Yorkers like<i>Stuart Little</i>, <i>Harriet the Spy</i>, and<i>Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile</i>, let me hold open the door for<i>The Doorman s Repose</i>. A new favorite. Gregory Maguire Raschka s genius lies in capturing the essence of situations that are deeply feltby children. <i>School Library Journal</i>


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Chris Raschka has written and/or illustrated more than sixty books for children,including Yo! Yes?Charlie Parker Played Be Bop; Mysterious Thelonious; Sluggy Slug;Five for a Little One; A Poke in the I; and The Hello, Goodbye Window. He hasreceived a Caldecott Honor, two Caldecott Awards, the Ezra Jack Keats Award, andfive New York Times Best Illustrated Book Awards. The New York Review Children'sCollection publishes Chris Raschka and Vladimir Radunsky's Alphabetabum- AnAlbum of Rare Photographs and Medium Verses.

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