Description
All the world is here. It is there. It is everywhere. All the world is right where you are. Now. Following a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning till night, this book affirms the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to warm family connections, to the widest sunset sky
Author: Liz Garton Scanlon
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
Published: 09/08/2009
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.3lbs
Size: 11.20h x 11.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781416985808
Audience: Ages 4-8
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: Indies Choice Book Awards - Finalist
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Cybils - Winner
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Ladybug Picture Book Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2009 pg. 64
School Library Journal 08/01/2009 pg. 92
Publishers Weekly 08/24/2009 pg. 59
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2009 pg. 546
Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2009
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2009
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/02/2009 pg. 30
New York Times Book Review 11/08/2009 pg. 19
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2009 pg. 14
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2009 pg. 36
People Weekly 12/21/2009 pg. 61
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2010 pg. 24
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001
BookPage 10/01/2009
About the Author
Liz Garton Scanlon is the author of numerous celebrated picture books, including One Dark Bird; In the Canyon; Happy Birthday, Bunny!; the Caldecott Honor recipient All the World; and Thank You, Garden. Liz is an adjunct professor of creative writing at Austin Community College, and her poetry has been published widely in literary journals. She lives with her family in Austin, Texas. Visit her at LizGartonScanlon.com. Marla Frazee is the recipient of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Picture Book and atwo-time Caldecott Honor winner. She has illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon, Stars by Mary Lyn Ray, and Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers, as well as her own Farmer Books trilogy, A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, and The Boss Baby, which inspired the DreamWorks Animation film. She is also the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Clementine chapter books by Sara Pennypacker. The mother of three grown sons, she lives in Pasadena, California. Visit her at MarlaFrazee.com.
Author: Liz Garton Scanlon
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
Published: 09/08/2009
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.3lbs
Size: 11.20h x 11.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781416985808
Audience: Ages 4-8
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: Indies Choice Book Awards - Finalist
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Cybils - Winner
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Ladybug Picture Book Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2009 pg. 64
School Library Journal 08/01/2009 pg. 92
Publishers Weekly 08/24/2009 pg. 59
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2009 pg. 546
Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2009
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2009
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/02/2009 pg. 30
New York Times Book Review 11/08/2009 pg. 19
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2009 pg. 14
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2009 pg. 36
People Weekly 12/21/2009 pg. 61
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2010 pg. 24
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001
BookPage 10/01/2009
About the Author
Liz Garton Scanlon is the author of numerous celebrated picture books, including One Dark Bird; In the Canyon; Happy Birthday, Bunny!; the Caldecott Honor recipient All the World; and Thank You, Garden. Liz is an adjunct professor of creative writing at Austin Community College, and her poetry has been published widely in literary journals. She lives with her family in Austin, Texas. Visit her at LizGartonScanlon.com. Marla Frazee is the recipient of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Picture Book and atwo-time Caldecott Honor winner. She has illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon, Stars by Mary Lyn Ray, and Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers, as well as her own Farmer Books trilogy, A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, and The Boss Baby, which inspired the DreamWorks Animation film. She is also the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Clementine chapter books by Sara Pennypacker. The mother of three grown sons, she lives in Pasadena, California. Visit her at MarlaFrazee.com.