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The Book from Far Away

English

By (author): Bruce Handy

Illustrated by: Julie Benbassat

In this fantastical picture book perfect for fans of Aaron Becker's Journey, a human child and a child from another planet discover that no matter where you live or what your books are like readingand sharingare universal.

A cosmic celebration of the joy of sharing books and having new experiences awaits readers in this captivating wordless picture book for ages 3 to 6.

A child reading in a treehouse spots a family who has just arrived on Earth for a picnic. The youngest member of the alien family holds a mind-bending strange object. Could it be a book from outer space?

At the end of this gorgeously illustrated tale, each child returns home with a book from far away to remember a kind stranger. Sure to take its place among gently fantastical favourites like Sophie Blackall's If You Come to Earth and Carson Ellis's Du Iz Tak?, this picture book will enchant and delight curious kids and book lovers everywhere.

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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 203 x 254mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Aug 2023
  • Publisher: Astra Publishing House
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781662651335

About Bruce Handy

'Bruce Handy is the author of The Happiness of a Dog With a Ball in its Mouth illustrated by Hyewon Yum. He is also a journalist essayist critic and the author of Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Childrens Literature as an Adult. He lives in New York with his wife the novelist Helen Schulman. He lives in New York. Julie Benbassat is an illustrator based in New Jersey. Since graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2019 Julie has created illustrations for The New Yorker the New York Times and NPR among others. She is the illustrator of The Screaming Hairy Armadillo and 76 Other Animals with Weird Wild Names (Workman 2020).

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