
The Barking Ballad
A Bark-Along Meow-Along Book
Julie Paschkis(Author)
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
Published on 5. October 2021
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-5344-9260-8 (ISBN)
Description
With a woof and meow and a bow-wow-wow, kids can bark along to this lively, luminously illustrated interactive picture book about a dog and the cat who befriends him.
A cheerful dog and kindly kitty
became friends true and rare.
Bark along to join the ditty
of this unlikely pair.
When the dog gets hurt and the cat helps him recover, the two become fast friends. And soon, the town is filled with the ballad of a hundred barks-and one small meow.
A cheerful dog and kindly kitty
became friends true and rare.
Bark along to join the ditty
of this unlikely pair.
When the dog gets hurt and the cat helps him recover, the two become fast friends. And soon, the town is filled with the ballad of a hundred barks-and one small meow.
Reviews / Votes
"[An] interactive, interspecies friendship story . . . the many folk art-style graphic flourishes embellish the playful, flat-perspective watercolors." -- Publishers Weekly "An interactive, melodic adventure involving an unlikely pair. . . great fun in a lap with pre-readers. Anything but ruff." -- Kirkus ReviewsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Third Grade, Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
Picture book
Illustrations
f-c jkt (fx: spot gloss)+int. illustrations, matte finish; case has different art digital
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5344-9260-8 (9781534492608)
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E-Book
10/2021
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
€10.87
Available for download
Persons
Julie Paschkis is a painter, textile designer, and award-winning illustrator and author of many books for children, including Vivid: Poems and Notes about Color; Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People by Monica Brown, an Americas Award winner and an Orbis Pictus Honor book; Night Garden: Poems from the World of Dreams by Janet S. Wong, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella by Paul Fleischman; and Yellow Elephant: A Bright Bestiary by Julie Larios, a Boston Globe-Horn Award Honor Book. She lives in Seattle with her husband. Visit her at JuliePaschkis.com.