Kate Banks in the author of many acclaimed books for children,
including The Night Worker, a Charlotte Zolotow Award-winning book,
and If the Moon Could Talk, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book
Award for picture books. She of her best-loved titles include Max's
Words, illustrated by Boris Kulikov, called "imaginative" in a
starred review from School Library Journal; The Bear in the Book,
illustrated by Georg Hallenslaben, called "enchanting" by the Wall
Street Journal, and recipient of multiple starred reviews; City
Cat, illustrated by Lauren Castillo; and many more. Visit her on
the web at katebanksbooks.com or on Twitter @katebanksbooks.
Naoko Stoop is the self-taught illustrator of the New York Times
Best Illustrated The Red Knit Cap Girl, the sequels Red Knit Cap
Girl to the Rescue and Red Knit Cap Girl and the Reading Tree, and
several other books for children. She has also recently signed on
to illustrate an upcoming book by Mutts creator Patrick McDonnell.
Visit her on the web at naokosstoop.blogspot.com or on Twitter
@naokosstoop.
"Adults and children alike will want to return to this title about
caretaking for reassurances of love in the present and promise for
the future."—Bulletin starred review
"The lyrical writing makes this a wonderful read-aloud. This story
of extraordinary kindness may also prompt a discussion of diverse
families."—School Library Journal starred review
"...the subdued visual mood is a lovely match for Banks’s unadorned
prose, and the characters’ relationship to the harsh landscape
underscores their resilience."—Publishers Weekly starred
review
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