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Author: Matt James
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Dimensions:
Width: 22.20cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 30.50cm
Weight: 0.540kg
ISBN: 9781554989089
ISBN 10: 1554989086
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 17 May 2018
Recommended Age: From 4 to 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
James uniquely and playfully captures the particularities of a child's perspective. * Booklist * Enveloping and original, James' authorial debut offers an honest exploration of a difficult and delicate subject. Exceptional. * Kirkus Reviews * In his first outing as author, Canadian artist James examines the way the funeral of a distant relative feels to a child. . . . [the story] traces with a big heart the way she makes sense of this puzzling event. * Publisher's Weekly * Witnessing the acceptance of varied reactions to death and the elements of memorial will help children prepare for or reflect upon their first funeral. A notable portrayal. * School Library Journal * Matt James's (I Know Here) quiet, child's-eye view of a funeral, with all its mysterious rituals and traditions, is a pitch-perfect introduction to a sometimes-difficult theme. . . . [A] graceful, beautifully illustrated picture book about death, customs and emotions. * Shelf Awareness * [A] book that gives young viewers a glimpse of the funeral experience but tacitly champions their right to process it in their own way. * Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books *
James uniquely and playfully captures the particularities of a child’s perspective. * Booklist * Enveloping and original, James’ authorial debut offers an honest exploration of a difficult and delicate subject. Exceptional. * Kirkus Reviews * In his first outing as author, Canadian artist James examines the way the funeral of a distant relative feels to a child. . . . [the story] traces with a big heart the way she makes sense of this puzzling event. * Publisher's Weekly * Witnessing the acceptance of varied reactions to death and the elements of memorial will help children prepare for or reflect upon their first funeral. A notable portrayal. * School Library Journal * Matt James’s (I Know Here) quiet, child’s-eye view of a funeral, with all its mysterious rituals and traditions, is a pitch-perfect introduction to a sometimes-difficult theme. . . . [A] graceful, beautifully illustrated picture book about death, customs and emotions. * Shelf Awareness * [A] book that gives young viewers a glimpse of the funeral experience but tacitly champions their right to process it in their own way. * Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books *
Author Information
MATT JAMES is a Toronto-based author/illustrator whose books include Yellow Moon, Apple Moon by Pamela Porter (New Mexico Book Award), I Know Here by Laurel Croza (Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award) and The Stone Thrower by Jael Ealey Richardson. Matt’s art for Northwest Passage won the Governor General’s Award. He also wrote and illustrated Tadpoles, Nice Try, Charlie! and The Funeral, a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book.
