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THE BOY AND THE SEA de Camille Andros, illustré par Amy June Bates

A picture book meditation on curiosity, wonder, and finding one’s way.

THE BOY AND THE SEA
by Camille Andros, illustrated by Amy June Bates
Abrams Books for Young Readers, May 2021 (voir catalogue)

In this lyrical picture book, readers follow one boy through his life as he returns to the seashore beside his home. The boy likes to think, and his thoughts turn into questions. He brings these questions to the sea. At times, he thinks he can hear the sea whisper to him: Dream. Love. Be. So he does. He dreams—a young boy imagining all that he might do. He loves—a teenager, reaching out from a lonely place to make friends. He allows himself to just be—now grown, sharing the seashore with his daughter. A celebration of quiet curiosity, THE BOY AND THE SEA invites readers to ask questions and live their way into the answers.

Camille Andros has made her home in Israel, Utah, Arizona, California, Ohio, Nevada, and, now, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She has a BA in health science, is an EMT, and danced ballet for 14 years. She is the author of many books for young readers, including The Dress and the Girl.
Amy Bates is the illustrator of many books for children, including Gittel’s Journey, Minette’s Feast, and The Dog Who Belonged to No One. She lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

ITTY-BITTY KITTY-CORN de Shannon Hale, illustré par LeUyen Pham

Sold in a major deal following an 8-publisher auction, ITTY-BITTY KITTY-CORN is an irresistible new picture book about friendship of the deepest kind, and about the importance of being seen and understood by ourselves and others, from the author-illustrator duo behind the bestselling Real Friends!

ITTY-BITTY KITTY-CORN
by Shannon Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Abrams, March 2021

Kitty thinks she might be a unicorn. She feels so perfectly unicorn-y! “Neigh!” says Kitty. But when Unicorn clop clop clops over, sweeping his magnificent tail and neighing a mighty neigh, Kitty feels no bigger than a ball of lint. Can this unlikely pair embrace who they are, and truly see one another?

Shannon Hale is the bestselling author of many books, including Real Friends, the Ever After High series, and Newbery Honor-winner Princess Academy. With her husband Dean Hale she co-wrote Rapunzel’s Revenge, Calamity Jack, the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl series, and The Princess in Black series. They live with their four children near Salt Lake City, Utah.

LeUyen Pham is the bestselling illustrator of Real Friends and The Princess in Black series. She wrote and illustrated Big Sister, Little Sister and The Bear Who Wasn’t There. She has illustrated many other picture books, including The Boy Who Loved Math. She lives and works in Los Angeles with her husband and her two adorable sons.

THIS IS MY BOOK! de Mark Pett

A hilarious and playful romp about making books, perfect for fans of Press Here and The Book with No Pictures

THIS IS MY BOOK!
by Mark Pett
Knopf Books for Young Readers, September 2016

What happens when a writer learns that he doesn’t quite have as much control over his book as he thinks? When Mark Pett’s characters, led by a panda bear named Spike, take over his book and begin telling a story of their own, pandemonium ensues! Who’s really in charge of this book? With clever interactive elements, including a pull tab, flap, and pop-up, This Is My Book is sure to appeal to a large and varied audience—kids who will identify with the “my” aspect of the book and adults who will appreciate the humor.

Writer and illustrator Mark Pett makes books. He is the “authorstrator” of “The Boy and the Airplane”, “The Girl and the Bicycle”, “The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes”, and “Lizard from the Park”. Before books, he created the syndicated comic strips “Mr. Lowe and Lucky Cow”.