A Starlit Trip to the Library
Published on 1. December 2022
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-2-89802-321-7 (ISBN)
Description
Sail to the library under the stars in this twinkling sequel to How to Catch a Bear Who Loves to Read.
One gentle summer evening, Julia is camping out in the forest with her animal friends. Everyone gathers for the night's most eagerly awaited event: story time by the campfire. But when Julia digs through her bag, she discovers . . . that she has forgotten to bring her book!
Will Julia and her friends have to go to bed without a story? Or will they bravely join Bertrand, the bear who loves to read, in navigating to his favorite book scavenging spot?
An ode to libraries and librarians, this scintillating new adventure will captivate readers of all ages with its vivid, enchanting illustrations. As the poet Emily Dickinson once wrote, there is no boat like a book to bear us lands away.
As a bonus, A Starlit Trip to the Library includes the lyrics to "Julia's Song"-- an original lullaby written and composed by co-author Andrew Katz and performed by Taes Leavitt, aka Boots from the two-time JUNO Award-winning children's music duo SPLASH'N BOOTS. A link to the song video is included at the back of the book, and the song is also available on music streaming services.
One gentle summer evening, Julia is camping out in the forest with her animal friends. Everyone gathers for the night's most eagerly awaited event: story time by the campfire. But when Julia digs through her bag, she discovers . . . that she has forgotten to bring her book!
Will Julia and her friends have to go to bed without a story? Or will they bravely join Bertrand, the bear who loves to read, in navigating to his favorite book scavenging spot?
An ode to libraries and librarians, this scintillating new adventure will captivate readers of all ages with its vivid, enchanting illustrations. As the poet Emily Dickinson once wrote, there is no boat like a book to bear us lands away.
As a bonus, A Starlit Trip to the Library includes the lyrics to "Julia's Song"-- an original lullaby written and composed by co-author Andrew Katz and performed by Taes Leavitt, aka Boots from the two-time JUNO Award-winning children's music duo SPLASH'N BOOTS. A link to the song video is included at the back of the book, and the song is also available on music streaming services.
Reviews / Votes
" Katz and Leveille-Trudel's story celebrates books, libraries, the act of storytelling and the comfort of a well-told bedtime tale " -- Tessie Riggs * Canadian Review of Materials * " The illustrations in this were DIVINE. I love when they make an already wonderful story even more amazing. Two pages in and I knew I needed a hard copy. " -- Megan Mann * Librarian for the School City of Hammond * "Transportation enthusiasts will enjoy spotting the many forms of transit found along the hair's flight path (...). The playful text has momentum built in with the pursuit of Momo's hair, but Hamel's quirky art steals the show."More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Quebec
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool and over, Interest Age: From 3 years
Product notice
Picture book
Illustrations
Color illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-2-89802-321-7 (9782898023217)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Andrew Katz teaches Children's Literature and Creative Writing at Dawson College in Montreal, and in 2013 he won his school's Director General's Award for Teaching Excellence. His first picture book, How to Catch a Bear Who Loves to Read, co-written with Juliana Leveille-Trudel, was nominated for the 2020 Prix Peuplier, an Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading award. He is also the author of I Just Want to Be Super! Juliana Leveille-Trudel co-authored with Andrew Katz the first installment of Julia's adventures, How to Catch a Bear Who Loves to read (2018). She is also a novelist (Nirliit, La Peuplade, 2015), a playwright, and a founder of the Productions de Brousse. Her work has been translated into English, Spanish, Icelandic, Danish, and Basque. She splits her time between Montreal and the countryside of her childhood, surrounded by forests, animals, and books. Joseph Sherman is a Gemini award-winning children's animation series director, with 30 years of experience in the design and production of animated series, motion graphics, and print illustrations.