Synopses & Reviews
Laura Purdie Salas, the acclaimed author ofSTAMPEDE!,is back with another collection of wild and weird, wacky and winsome poems about all the magic to be found on a single bookshelf. InBOOKSPEAK!each poem gives voice to a group who seldom get a voice...the books themselves. In "I've Got This Covered," a dust jacket makes a case for just how important it is--after all, everyone judges a book by its cover. And in "Lights Out at the Bookstore," we get a sneak peek at the raucous parties in the aisles, when all the lights go out. The cookbooks cater the affair, the music aisle is a regular dance hall--all theand#160;booksand#160;do what they do best. Illustrator Josee Bisaillon'sand#160;mixture of collage, drawings, and digital montage delivers page after page of richly colored spreads filled withand#160;magic. Together, Salas and Bisaillon deliver a uniqueand#160;collection brimming with ideas as much aboutand#160;spines and dust jackets as they are aboutand#160;adventure and imagination.
Review
"Well crafted and clever, covering a variety of aspects of books and reading...An appealing offering that will be especially popular with librarians."--School Library Journal and#160; "There's definite readaloud and performance potential here."--Bulletin
Synopsis
An inspirational short novel for young readers about the power of writing by Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan.
Every school day feels the same for fourth graders Lucy and Henry and Evie and Russell and May. Then Ms. Mirabel comes to their class--bringing magical words and a whole new way of seeing and understanding.
From beloved author Patricia MacLachlan comes an honest, inspiring story about what is real and what is unreal, and about the ways that writing can change our lives and connect us to our own stories--word after word after word.
Synopsis
Every school day feels the same for fourth graders Lucy and Henry and Evie and Russell and May. Then Ms. Mirabel comes to their class—bringing magical words and a whole new way of seeing and understanding.
From beloved author Patricia MacLachlan comes an honest, inspiring story about what is real and what is unreal, and about the ways that writing can change our lives and connect us to our own stories—word after word after word.
Synopsis
A collection of wacky, whimsical poems about books and all the treasures they contain. Laura Purdie Salas, the acclaimed author of Stampede!, is back with another collection of wild and weird, wacky and winsome poems about all the magic to be found on a single bookshelf. In BookSpeak!, each poem gives voice to a group that seldom gets a voice . . . the books themselves! Characters plead for sequels, book jackets strut their stuff, and we get a sneak peek at the raucous parties in the aisles when all the lights go out at the bookstore!Illustrator Josand#233;e Bisaillonand#8217;s mixture of collage, drawings, and digital montage presents page after page of richly colored spreads filled with action and charm. Together, Salas and Bisaillon deliver a unique collection brimming with ideas as much about spines and dust jackets as they are about adventure and imagination.
About the Author
Patricia MacLachlan is the celebrated author of many beloved books for young readers, including
Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. Her picture books include
Who Loves Me?,
Three Names,
What You Know First, and
Before You Came. She lives with her husband and two border terriers in Williamsburg, Massachusetts.
Emily MacLachlan Charest lives with her husband, her children, Sofia and Nicholas, two dogs, and one oversized cat, Romeo, who thinks he's a dog. She works with young children. She is the coauthor of Bittle, Painting the Wind, Once I Ate a Pie, and other books. She lives in Massachusetts.
Barry Moser is the prizewinning illustrator and designer of more than three hundred books for children and adults. He is widely celebrated for his dramatic wood engravings for the only twentieth-century edition of the entire King James Bible illustrated by a single artist. He lives in western Massachusetts.