Children's Fiction Imagination & Play
Today
- Publisher
- Simply Read Books
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2016
- Category
- Imagination & Play, General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781927018682
- Publish Date
- Nov 2016
- List Price
- $19.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 4 to 8
- Grade: p to 3
Description
2016 Alcuin Awards for Excellence in Book Design winner (Children's, tie)
2017 BC Book Prizes' Christie Harris Illustrated Literature Prize finalist
Every day is full of endless possibilities - especially TODAY!
The simplest moment has the potential to become extraordinary in this beautiful book by Julie Morstad. From getting dressed, to having breakfast, to choosing ways to go, Today has a little something to delight everyone.
About the author
span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Julie Morstadspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> is an author, illustrator and artist living in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her most recent book for children, How To, marks her authorial debut, and has received starred reviews in Kirkus, School Library Journal and Quill & Quire, as well as a Governor General's award nomination. Books she has illustrated for children include When You Were Small, recipient of the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award; When I Was Small, winner of the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize; and Singing Away the Dark, which was shortlisted for a number of children's literature prizes.
Awards
- Short-listed, BC Book Prizes' Christie Harris Illustrated Literature Prize
- Winner, Alcuin Awards for Excellence in Book Design (Children's, tie)
Excerpt: Today (by (author) Julie Morstad)
From Today, by Julie Morstad:
What should I do today?
Where should I go?
Should I stay close to home
or go far away?
But first, what'll I wear?
What would you choose? ...
Editorial Reviews
Spring 2017 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens selection!
2017 TD Summer Reading Club Top Recommended Read!
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