All Welcome Here Contributor(s): Preller, James (Author), Grandpre, Mary (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1250155886 ISBN-13: 9781250155887 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience - Juvenile Fiction | Poetry (see Also Stories In Verse) |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 2019948819 |
Lexile Measure: 470 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.9" W x 10.7" (0.80 lbs) 40 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: With gorgeous multimedia paintings-and-collages by acclaimed artist Mary GrandPre, James Preller's All Welcome Here promises to be an evergreen gift picture book for children about to take the big leap into their first days of school. The bus door swishesOpen, an invitation. Someone is not sure . . . The first day of school and all its excitement, challenges, and yes, anxieties, are celebrated here in connected haiku poems. A diverse cast of characters all start--and finish--their first days of school, and have experiences that all children will relate to. |
Contributor Bio(s): Preller, James: - James Preller is the author of the popular Jigsaw Jones mystery books, which have sold more than 10 million copies since 1998. He is also the author of Bystander, named a 2009 Junior Library Guild Selection, Six Innings, an ALA Notable Book, and Mighty Casey, his own twist on the classic poem, "Casey at the Bat." In addition to writing full-time, Preller plays in a men's hardball league and coaches Little League. He compares coaching kids to "trying to hold the attention of a herd of earthworms." He lives in Delmar, New York with his wife, three children, cats and dog. |