Böcker av Liz Garton Scanlon

"A litter of baby wolf pups are born in the wild and grow during their first full lunar cycle"--

Frances is a city kid, but it’s hard for her to fit in. City walls aren’t for climbing, city rooms aren’t for running, city shops and city yards are too crowded, and there are so many rules that Frances can’t seem to follow. A New York Times Best Children's Book of the YearShe takes a trip to visit her cousins in the country, where she finds cats for chasing, roads for racing down, ladders for leaping, and fields full of animals. When it’s time to go home, it’s not easy to leave her cousins, but she invites them to visit and see the sights and sounds, lights, thumps, beeps and shines of the city where she returns to her loving mom and sisters.Liz Garton Scanlon is author of the Caldecott Honor book All the World, illustrated by Marla Frazee, and many other books including Bob, Not Bob, illustrated by Matt Cordell, and Another Way to Climb A Tree, illustrated by Hadley Hooper, With Frances in the Country, she deftly balances the appeals of city and country life.Sean Qualls is the Coretta Scott King Honor artist for Before John Was a Jazz Giant, Emmanuel's Dream, and Giant Steps to Change the World.

Sales Handle:For readers who love THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH and COUNTING BY 7S: an honest story of grief, redemption, and life as a kid facing both.Key Selling Points:A GREAT WAY TO UNDERSTAND DIFFICULT FEELINGS: Coming to terms with one¿s responsibility for things both our fault and not is a universal experience that can be difficult to process, particularly when grief is involved. Millie offers a great blueprint for young readers who don¿t understand the surrounding emotions and need help working through them.A MAIN CHARACTER KIDS WILL LOVE: Millie makes mistakes as she goes through grief. It¿s often not pretty, but it is very relatable. The author¿s honest portrayal of this experience¿and her perceptive identification of so much that is real and difficult about being an adolescent struggling with anything¿will resonate with young readers, whether grieving or not.SCIENCE ANGLE: One way Millie learns to cope with grief is through a long-term science project focused on incubating eggs and hatching chicks. The metaphorical meaning behind this practical science makes this book resonate emotionally and feel grounded in real-world issues.CONSUMER:Middle grade readers, Educators and librarians, Parents looking for books on loss or grief

This whimsical and poignant picture book celebrates playing outside and invites readers to grab some friends, gear up their imaginations, and immerse themselves in nature.

An exuberant, lyrical celebration of the plants and people that grow and thrive in a busy community garden.