Lauren Castillo

Nana in the City

A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
Illustrator: Castillo, Lauren

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A Caldecott Honor Book * A Huffington Post Best Picture Book about Family * An NYPL 100 Books for Reading and Sharing * A 100 Scope Notes Top 20 Book of the Year In this magical picture book, a young boy spends an overnight visit with his nana and is frightened to find that the city where she lives is filled with noise and crowds and scary things. But then Nana makes him a special cape to help him be brave, and soon the everyday sights, sounds, and smells of the city are not scary?but wonderful. The succinct text is paired with watercolor illustrations that capture all the vitality, energy, and beauty of the city.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Clarion Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Seitenzahl: 40
• Altersempfehlung: von 4 bis 7 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 237mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 332g
• ISBN-13: 9780544104433
• ISBN-10: 0544104439
• Artikelnr.: 40185172

Autorenporträt

Lauren Castillo has illustrated many picture books and has also written and illustrated several, including the Caldecott Honor book Nana in the City. She lives in Harrisburg, PA, and you can also find her at www.laurencastillo.blogspot.com and follow her on Twitter @studiocastillo.

Rezensionen

"[Nana in the City] deserves a place on the shelf of classic New York City picture books."
- Publishers Weekly , starred review

"Castillo's soft, warmly colored art expresses the child's changing feelings about the city while also depicting the characters' close bond."
-Kirkus

"A fine example of how firsthand experience can overcome initial fear."
-School Library Journal