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Big Red Lollipop

Author Rukhsana Khan
Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
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$18.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Viking Books for Young Readers
On sale Mar 04, 2010 | 40 Pages | 9780670062874
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A clever, brilliantly illustrated picture book about family, compromise, and the sacrifices siblings make for one another.

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST PICTURE BOOK OF THE CENTURY • One of The Atlantic’s 65 Essential Children’s Books

Rubina has been invited to her first birthday party, and her mother, Ami, insists that she bring her little sister, Sana, along. Rubina is mortified, but she can't convince her mom that you just don't bring your younger sister to your friend's party. When both girls go, not only does Sana demand to win every game, but she steals Rubina's prized party favor: a red lollipop. What's a fed-up big sister to do?

This fresh and surprising story captures the complicated dynamic of sibling relationships, and shows how a little bit of patience and understanding can transform these special bonds into lifelong friendships.
  • WINNER
    Golden Kite Awards
RUKHSANA KHAN is an award-winning author and storyteller. She was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and immigrated to Canada at the age of three. She has published many books for children, including the picture book Big Red Lollipop, which was chosen by the New York Public Library as one of the 100 greatest children's books in the last 100 years. View titles by Rukhsana Khan
Sophie Blackall has illustrated more than twenty books for children, including Big Red Lollipop, which was a New York Times Top Ten Picture Book, and the ongoing Ivy and Bean series, which has over a million copies in print. She won her first Randolph Caldecott Medal for illustrating Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear and her second for Hello Lighthouse. If You Come to Earth, her most recently published children’s book, has received wide acclaim. Her first book for adults was Missed Connections: Love, Lost and Found. She has created highly coveted limited edition holiday cards for the Museum of Modern Art, and her editorial illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Town & Country, and other publications. View titles by Sophie Blackall

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A clever, brilliantly illustrated picture book about family, compromise, and the sacrifices siblings make for one another.

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST PICTURE BOOK OF THE CENTURY • One of The Atlantic’s 65 Essential Children’s Books

Rubina has been invited to her first birthday party, and her mother, Ami, insists that she bring her little sister, Sana, along. Rubina is mortified, but she can't convince her mom that you just don't bring your younger sister to your friend's party. When both girls go, not only does Sana demand to win every game, but she steals Rubina's prized party favor: a red lollipop. What's a fed-up big sister to do?

This fresh and surprising story captures the complicated dynamic of sibling relationships, and shows how a little bit of patience and understanding can transform these special bonds into lifelong friendships.

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  • WINNER
    Golden Kite Awards

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RUKHSANA KHAN is an award-winning author and storyteller. She was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and immigrated to Canada at the age of three. She has published many books for children, including the picture book Big Red Lollipop, which was chosen by the New York Public Library as one of the 100 greatest children's books in the last 100 years. View titles by Rukhsana Khan
Sophie Blackall has illustrated more than twenty books for children, including Big Red Lollipop, which was a New York Times Top Ten Picture Book, and the ongoing Ivy and Bean series, which has over a million copies in print. She won her first Randolph Caldecott Medal for illustrating Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear and her second for Hello Lighthouse. If You Come to Earth, her most recently published children’s book, has received wide acclaim. Her first book for adults was Missed Connections: Love, Lost and Found. She has created highly coveted limited edition holiday cards for the Museum of Modern Art, and her editorial illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Town & Country, and other publications. View titles by Sophie Blackall

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