Full Product Details
Author: Dashka Slater ,
Cátia Chien
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin
Dimensions:
Width: 27.90cm
, Height: 0.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.494kg
ISBN: 9780618723942
ISBN 10: 0618723943
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 01 May 2008
Recommended Age: From 4 to 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
The text flows well and highlights the strong bond between the child and the serpent, a bond that will hold even when they are oceans apart. A great choice for one-on-one sharing, and as a bedtime story. June 2008
It's a sweet, fanciful story about an unlikely friendship that seems as deep and real as any human one. Illustrator Catia Chien's vibrant watercolor paintings reflect author Dashka Slater's lyrical underwater world. The text flows well and highlights the strong bond between the child and the serpent, a bond that will hold even when they are oceans apart. A great choice for one-on-one sharing, and as a bedtime story. June 2008 Slater's lyrical text is accompanied by Chien's delightfully watery paintings in blues and greens...Imaginative and engaging. Kirkus 4/15/08 Kirkus Reviews Illustrator Catia Chien's vibrant watercolor paintings reflect author Dashka Slater's lyrical underwater world. The Seattle Times The artwork in acrylic and charcoal pencil is as lyrical and beguiling as the prose. San Jose Mercury News It's a sweet, fanciful story about an unlikely friendship that seems as deep and real as any human one. The San Francisco Chronicle The text flows well and highlights the strong bond between the child and the serpent, a bond that will hold even when they are oceans apart. A great choice for one-on-one sharing, and as a bedtime story. June 2008 School Library Journal -Slater's lyrical text is accompanied by Chien's delightfully watery paintings in blues and greens...Imaginative and engaging.- Kirkus 4/15/08 Kirkus Reviews -Illustrator Catia Chien's vibrant watercolor paintings reflect author Dashka Slater's lyrical underwater world.- The Seattle Times -The artwork in acrylic and charcoal pencil is as lyrical and beguiling as the prose.- San Jose Mercury News -It's a sweet, fanciful story about an unlikely friendship that seems as deep and real as any human one.- The San Francisco Chronicle -The text flows well and highlights the strong bond between the child and the serpent, a bond that will hold even when they are oceans apart. A great choice for one-on-one sharing, and as a bedtime story.- June 2008 School Library Journal
Author Information
Catia Chien is an avid painter whose work is known for its whimsy, colors, and energy. She has produced work for the children's book market, film and animation industries, comic book anthologies, and galleries. Visit her at catiachien.com and on Instagram @catia_chien.
