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No Buddy Like a Book

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title No Buddy Like a Book
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Allan Wolf
Illustrated by Brianne Farley
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 300,Width 260
ISBN/Barcode 9781406396041
ClassificationsDewey:813.6
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publication Date 4 March 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Step aboard the Word Express. It's leaving from the station. The only ticket needed is your own imagination. Have you ever wanted to climb to the top of Everest with one hand behind your back? Kiss a crocodile all by yourself on the Nile river? How about learning how to bottle moonlight, or track a distant star? There are endless things to discover and whole universes to explore simply by reading a book. But books are only smears of ink without the reader's mind to give their letters meaning and bring them to life. With a rollicking, rhyming text and delightful artwork, poet and storyteller Allan Wolf and illustrator Brianne Farley remind us that books, no matter how they may be consumed, give readers of every background an opportunity to expand their world and spark their imagination. With infectious enthusiasm, No Buddy Like a Book offers an ode to the wonders of language - written, spoken, and everything in between.

Author Biography

Allan Wolf is the author of many award-winning books for children and teens, including The Day the Universe Exploded My Head and The Blood-Hungry Spleen and Other Poems About Our Parts. Before the publication of No Buddy Like a Book, Allan Wolf frequently recited the text of the poem for educators and students, to avid response. He lives in North Carolina, USA. Brianne Farley is the author-illustrator of Secret Tree Fort and Ike's Incredible Ink. Her work has appeared in McSweeney's, the New York Times, and elsewhere. Originally from Michigan, Brianne Farley lives and works in New York City, USA.

Reviews

Young people are encouraged to develop a love of reading in this inspirational picture book, which celebrates books as sources of knowledge, entertainment and adventure. [...] Rhyming text propels the story along, while the accompanying colourful illustrations are a visual delight. An ethnically diverse range of characters are pictured throughout. * BookTrust *