A clever and whimsical environmental fable about a bird who is a human-watcher from a dynamic author-illustrator duo.
KYO MACLEAR is a critically acclaimed, award-winning author for big
people and little people. Her previous picture books for children
include The Liszts, The Good Little Book (which was shortlisted for
the Governor General's Award) and Julia, Child. The Letter Opener,
her first novel for adults, won the K.M. Hunter Artists Award and
was shortlisted for the Amazon.ca Books in Canada First Novel
Award. Her follow-up novel, Stray Love, appeared on several notable
"Best of 2012" lists. Kyo's newest book for adults, Birds Art Life-
A Field Guide to the Small and Significant, will be published in
January 2017. She lives in Toronto with singer and composer David
Wall and their two children.
Author Residence- Toronto, ON
Author Hometown- Toronto, ON
KENARD PAK is an animator and illustrator. He has worked as a
visual development artist for Dreamworks, Walt Disney Feature
Animation, PDI Dreamworks and Laika. He has illustrated several
picture books, including the acclaimed Have You Heard the Nesting
Bird?, The Dinner That Cooked Itself and Flowers Are Calling. Ken
lives in foggy San Francisco with his wife and three cats.
A Quill & Quire Best Kids' Book of the Year (2017)
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2017
A CBC Books Best Canadian Young Adult and Children's Books
(2017)
PRAISE FOR The Fog:
"This thoughtful selection, full of amusing details, has much to
offer readers and listeners who are thinking about the importance
of the environment and the need to come together to care for it."
--School Library Journal
“[S]weet and compelling . . . Pak’s watercolour and pencil
illustrations are playfully reminiscent of Nova Scotian painter
Alex Colville.” --Globe and Mail
"Maclear (The Liszts) and Pak (When the World Is Dreaming) deliver
readers to an icy island overtaken by a persistent fog in this
haunting but hopeful allegory." --Publishers Weekly
"This book is a tribute to all those wonderful people (and birds)
who are bothered, and who understand that it is important to see,
and confront, the problems that face us all." --Through the Looking
Glass Children's Book Reviews
"A perfect and gentle introduction to environmental issues for
young readers everywhere." --Picture Books Blogger
"The whimsical drawings help add humor to the story,
which shows readers that when faced with a problem you must
first recognize it before you can fix it. The subtle message is not
lost and readers will enjoy the light-hearted humor peppered
throughout the story... Recommended." --School Library
Connection
PRAISE FOR Julia, Child (by Kyo Maclear):
"Maclear, who began her career writing for adults, has turned in to
one of the country's best children's authors....I guarantee it'll
leave you hungry." --The National Post
"[A] delicious new children's book...." --The Toronto Star
"Julie Morstad can do no wrong, and mixed with Maclear's musings on
who these women might have been as girls, Julia, Child cooks up
some real magic." --Huffington Post
PRAISE FOR Flowers Are Calling (illustrated by Kenard
Pak):
"Pak's pretty, digitally worked watercolors achieve equilibrium
between stylized reduction and naturalistic verisimilitude."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Beautifully subdued watercolor and digital media illustrations, at
times reminiscent of Jon Klassen's work, will draw readers into the
text about symbiotic relationship between flowers and their
pollinators." --Booklist
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