Summary
When Jonathan's parents decide that he has gotten too old to have a stuffed animal, they trade his favorite bear, Frederick, for a toaster, so he sets off aboard a boat, looking for Frederick. Full description
Summary: |
When Jonathan's parents decide that he has gotten too old to have a stuffed animal, they trade his favorite bear, Frederick, for a toaster, so he sets off aboard a boat, looking for Frederick. |
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Item Description: |
"A Neal Porter Book." |
Physical Description: |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781596435629 (hbk.) 1596435623 (hbk.) |
Author Notes: |
Philip C. Stead is the author of the Caldecott Medal winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee, also named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2010 and a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2010, illustrated by his wife, Erin E. Stead (A Neal Porter Book, Roaring Brook Press, 2010). Philip, also an artist, both wrote and illustrated his debut Creamed Tuna Fish and Peas on Toast (Roaring Brook Press, 2009), which was applauded by School Library Journal for "its wry humor and illustrationsworthy of a Roald Dahl creation." Philip lives with Erin in Ann Arbor, Michigan. |