A Very Good Parade
A Picture Book
Will be published approx. on 17. September 2026
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-1-4197-8573-3 (ISBN)
Description
From award-winning cartoonist Eleanor Davis, this hilarious and heartwarming picture book celebrates kindness, community, imagination, and outdoor play-perfect for fans of The World Belonged to Us and Everybody in the Red Brick Building
It's time for a parade! Why? Because Gabby said so! Gabby and her grandma set out through the streets of their neighborhood, and Gabby invites everyone (well, everyone who is nice) to join her.
There's a lot of talent in Gabby's parade: Fatima can double hula-hoop, Rashad can walk like a crab, and Anthony has very, very good boots. Gabby is bossy, but she's also kind, and the resulting parade is silly, noisy, righteous, and just plain fun.
Full of humor and heart, A Very Good Parade is a scrappy celebration of empowerment, kids, and community.
It's time for a parade! Why? Because Gabby said so! Gabby and her grandma set out through the streets of their neighborhood, and Gabby invites everyone (well, everyone who is nice) to join her.
There's a lot of talent in Gabby's parade: Fatima can double hula-hoop, Rashad can walk like a crab, and Anthony has very, very good boots. Gabby is bossy, but she's also kind, and the resulting parade is silly, noisy, righteous, and just plain fun.
Full of humor and heart, A Very Good Parade is a scrappy celebration of empowerment, kids, and community.
Reviews / Votes
***STARRED REVIEW***"Gabby is hilariously bossy, and there's a wonderfully off-kilter specificity to the text...The digital art has a cut-paper-and-crayons look that's just right for this galvanizing story's DIY and kid-power spirit. A very good parade-and a truly fantastic book." * Kirkus Reviews *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Abrams
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Third Grade, Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Full-color illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 279 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4197-8573-3 (9781419785733)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Eleanor Davis is an award-winning cartoonist making books for children and adults. Her recent graphic novel The Hard Tomorrow won the LA Times Book Prize for Best Graphic novel, and her early reader Stinky was celebrated with a Geisel Honor, among many other accolades. She is the illustrator of Traci N. Todd's Make a Pretty Sound. A Very Good Parade is Eleanor's author-illustrator picture book debut. She lives in Athens, Georgia, with her husband, fellow cartoonist Drew Weing, and their noisy and righteous child.