A 2012 nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, he lives in New York City. He also received a Caldecott Honor for Yo! Yes? and has written and illustrated numerous books for children, including several titles by bell hooks: Happy to Be Nappy, Skin Again, and Be Boy Buzz. Chris Raschka is the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator of The Hello, Goodbye Window and A Ball for Daisy. Formerly an architect by trade, he lived in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her story is both a voyage of discovery and a celebration of the commonplace wonders that define childhood, expressed as a joyful fusion of text with evocative and exuberant art that garnered the highest honor in children's book illustration in 2006.Ībout the Author Norton Juster was the author of a number of children's books, including the contemporary classic The Phantom Tollbooth, illustrated by Jules Feiffer, as well as the sequel to The Hello, Goodbye Window and also illustrated by Chris Raschka, Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie.
The world for this little girl will soon grow larger and more complex, but never more enchanting or deeply felt. Everything important happens near it, through it, or beyond it.
All from 1.24 New Books from 12.14 Used Books from 1.24 Rare Books from 15. The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy's house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway. The first picture book by the author of the classic 'The Phantom Tollbooth' tells the story of a little girl who finds a magic gateway in the kitchen window of her grandparents house, and the voyage of discovery she takes. Book Synopsis A Caldecott Medal Winner This award-winning tale by the author of the classic book The Phantom Tolbooth is a love song to that special relationship between grandparents and grandchild.
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