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Where would you go if you felt alone, but could travel to any place you could draw? Moving can be hard for children, just ask Jacoby. He feels stuck in his loneliness, missing his hometown and his old friends. But his new home holds a secret surprise. Jacoby discovers a mysterious, magical box in the attic that can transport him to wherever his heart desires. Of course, he goes to his old house. A place where he never felt lost. But Jacoby is shocked to find out the girls living there are feeling just as lonely. Can he help them explore their new neighborhood so they can love it as much as he…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Where would you go if you felt alone, but could travel to any place you could draw? Moving can be hard for children, just ask Jacoby. He feels stuck in his loneliness, missing his hometown and his old friends. But his new home holds a secret surprise. Jacoby discovers a mysterious, magical box in the attic that can transport him to wherever his heart desires. Of course, he goes to his old house. A place where he never felt lost. But Jacoby is shocked to find out the girls living there are feeling just as lonely. Can he help them explore their new neighborhood so they can love it as much as he does? And what will he learn about how he should see his new home in the adventure? La mágica aventura de Jacoby Una historia conmovedora de un niño que intenta adaptarse a la vida en una nueva ciudad. Se siente atrapado en su soledad hasta que descubre un lápiz mágico que le permite viajar a cualquier lugar que pueda dibujar.
Autorenporträt
"From a very early age, I was taught that there were stories in art, and an art to telling stories."Querida grew up in Monroe, Wisconsin (USA). She learned to draw from her mother who was an accomplished landscape artist, and began selling portraits while still a teenager.She turned to cartooning as a college student and wrote home in comic strip format with "The Adventures of Jacky and Sir" using the family dogs as a substitute for her adventures. While home on break, she created pen and watercolor fashion plates for a local boutique in Monroe, Wisconsin.After college, she became known as "Sally" the pen-named political cartoonish of "Two Cents Worth" for the Wisconsin Counties Magazine. Her picture books was "The Christmas Leprechaun," written as a Christmas present for her father-in-law and his grandchildren. Years later, she would study with Caldecott Medal Winner, David McLiman, and venture into creating stories for her own grandchildren. Her other picture books include: "Jacoby's Magical Adventure," "Zap!" and "The MerBabe."