| Louie Finds a Friend: A Louie the Duck Story Contributor(s): Zabel, Vivian (Author), Conway, Jeanne (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 195007403X ISBN-13: 9781950074037 Publisher: 4rv Children's Corner OUR PRICE: $17.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Ducks, Geese, Etc. - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Bullying |
| Series: A Louie the Duck Story |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.99" W x 10" (0.26 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A young duck, who enjoys things like riding waves, can become quite lonely. Louie didn't have any friends except two cousins, who didn't like to ride waves. When Mr. and Mrs. Goose's grandson, Gus, comes to live with them, Louie promises Mrs. Goose that he will be Gus' friend. But, can Louie fi nally have a friend, one who doesn't think he's odd because he is different? Can being different be all right? |
Contributor Bio(s): Conway, Jeanne: - Jeanne Conway is an artist, illustrator, children's book writer, and art educator from St. Louis, Missouri. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Louie Finds a Friend is her latest book illustrated for 4RV Publishing. Also look for Wave Excitement, Kindertransport, This Isn't My Bed, Storm Sentinel, Merry Tilda, and Wild, Wild Wind. View more of her art and children's books on her website, www.jeanniespaintings.comZabel, Vivian: - Born on an U.S. Air Force Base and having traveled with her military father, Vivian Zabel changed schools 22 times. She began in Texas and graduated from high school in Limestone, Maine, with stops at places like Guam and Morocco in between. After her marriage and her three children were in school, she returned to college, earning a double degree in English and in Speech. She taught for nearly 30 years before retiring and writing full-time. At present, Vivian has another eleven books to her credit, two co-authored. Her books include Prairie Dog Cowboy (written under the name V. Gilbert Zabel), Stolen, and Midnight Hours (written under the name Vivian Gilbert Zabel). In 2013, I Like Pink, a concept book to help children learn basic colors and shades, was released. Since then, the book won two major awards: a Silver Seal from Children's Literary Classics and chosen as one of the 15 for the KART Books for Children Readers list. Her most recent releases are children's books Where Did Panther Go?: A Panther Adventure, A Baby Doll from Santy Claus, and Wave Excitement: A Louie the Duck Story. |