For readers of all ages, a charming fable about a bad little boy who meets a good little book. An ode to old favorites and printed books.
While banished to a dusty study one day "to think things over", a boy pulls a book off a shelf and with great reluctance begins to read. As the afternoon passes, the story nabs him and carries him away. Before long, this good little book becomes his loyal companion, accompanying him everywhere ... until, one day, the book is lost. Will this bad little boy get back his good little book? Will the good little book survive on its own without a proper jacket? A quirky, enchanting tale of literary love and loss -- and love found again -- that will win the heart of even the most reluctant reader.
HONOR
| 2017 Blue Spruce Award
NOMINEE
| 2016 Rainforest of Reading Award
HONOR
| 2016 OLA Best Bets for Children's Fiction
SHORTLIST
| 2016 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award
KYO MACLEAR is an award-winning novelist, essayist, and children's author. Her books have been translated into eighteen languages and published in over twenty-five countries. She is the author of the hybrid memoir Birds Art Life (2017), winner of the Trillium Book Award. Kyo holds a doctorate in environmental humanities and is on faculty at the University of Guelph Creative Writing MFA. View titles by Kyo Maclear
For readers of all ages, a charming fable about a bad little boy who meets a good little book. An ode to old favorites and printed books.
While banished to a dusty study one day "to think things over", a boy pulls a book off a shelf and with great reluctance begins to read. As the afternoon passes, the story nabs him and carries him away. Before long, this good little book becomes his loyal companion, accompanying him everywhere ... until, one day, the book is lost. Will this bad little boy get back his good little book? Will the good little book survive on its own without a proper jacket? A quirky, enchanting tale of literary love and loss -- and love found again -- that will win the heart of even the most reluctant reader.
Awards
HONOR
| 2017 Blue Spruce Award
NOMINEE
| 2016 Rainforest of Reading Award
HONOR
| 2016 OLA Best Bets for Children's Fiction
SHORTLIST
| 2016 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award
KYO MACLEAR is an award-winning novelist, essayist, and children's author. Her books have been translated into eighteen languages and published in over twenty-five countries. She is the author of the hybrid memoir Birds Art Life (2017), winner of the Trillium Book Award. Kyo holds a doctorate in environmental humanities and is on faculty at the University of Guelph Creative Writing MFA. View titles by Kyo Maclear
