A New Kind of Wild
$43.28
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
21 April 2020
Summary
This sweet author-illustrator debut celebrates imagination, the magic of friendship, and all the different ways we make a new place feel like home.
For Ren, home is his grandmother’s little house, and the lush forest that surrounds it. Home is a place of magic and wonder, filled with all the fantastical friends that Ren dreams up. Home is where his imagination can run wild.
For Ava, home is a brick and cement city, where there’s always something to do or see or hear. Home is a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780525553892 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0525553894 |
| Author: | Zara González Hoang |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Dial Books for Young Readers,US |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 21 April 2020 |
| Weight: | 471g |
| Dimensions: | 286mm x 226mm x 10mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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“A wise and gentle lesson on making and helping friends.” – Kirkus
“A wise and gentle lesson on making and helping friends.” —Kirkus
“Brilliantly hued…This [book] will be helpful for compare-and-contrast discussions as well as conversations about moving from one country to another.” —SLJ
“A lovely read for children experiencing displacement or changes in habitat…or are dealing with loneliness…Pair with Natalie Becher and Emily France’s Krit’s Dreams of Dragon Fruit and Kate McMullan’s As Warm as the Sun.” —Booklist
“This will particularly appeal to youngsters negotiating their own uprooting, and it may encourage audiences to look at their surroundings with fresh eyes.” —BCCB
“A New Kind of Wild is the best kind of picture book…I love that I recognized Puerto Rico from page one…and I can’t wait to proudly have this on our shelves. Zara Gonzalez Hoang is a dazzling new talent.” —Cristina Russell, Books & Books, Coral Gables, Fla. via Shelf Awareness
About The Author
Zara González Hoang
Zara Gonzalez Hoang grew up in a little bungalow in the frozen tundra of Minnesota. great white North. Surrounded by snow she spent her days dreaming, doodling, and listening to the colorful stories of her dad’s life growing up in Puerto Rico. These days, she lives outside DC with her family.
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