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Jerome has the best kind of collection: he collects words! But what happens when he falls and all his collected words scatter to the wind? Peter H. Reynolds's The Word Collector is a fun, whimsical story about the joy of sharing and the love of language. Recommended By Lucinda G., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Some people collect stamps.
Some people collect coins.
Some people collect art.
And Jerome?
Jerome collected words...
In this extraordinary new tale from Peter H. Reynolds, Jerome discovers the magic of the words all around him — short and sweet words, two-syllable treats, and multisyllable words that sound like little songs. Words that connect, transform, and empower.
From the creator of The Dot and Happy Dreamer comes a celebration of finding your own words — and the impact you can have when you share them with the world.
Review
"Capture[s] the beauty of words and the wonder of sharing them with others...enchanting." Kirkus
Review
"Peter H. Reynolds always manages to walk a delicate line with his books — make that a couple lines: weighty but not weighed down. Universal yet kid-centric. No easy feat." Travis Jonker, School Library Journal
About the Author
Peter H. Reynolds is a New York Times bestselling children's book author and illustrator of many books for children, including the Judy Moody series, written by Meghan McDonald, The Dot, Ish, Sky Color, and Allison McGhee's Someday, selling more than 20 million books in over 25 languages around the globe. In 1996, he founded FableVision with his brother Paul as a social change agency to help move the world to a better place by creating "stories that matter, stories that move." He lives in Dedham, Massachusetts, with his family.