Playtime for Restless Rascals
$44.89
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
6 September 2022
Summary
A rollicking celebration of Black joy, featuring playtime fun from award-winning author Nikki Grimes and illustrator Elizabeth Zunon.
A child’s job is to play—Mom knows this and makes sure they’re up and ready to get to work! When it comes to play, this kid is an expert. Mom watches as they dance in puddles, swing high, jump into piles of leaves, and make snow angels. They’re hard at work, and when Daddy comes home, they play even more!
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781728238937 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1728238935 |
| Author: | Nikki Grimes |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Sourcebooks Jabberwocky |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 6 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 456g |
| Dimensions: | 223mm x 290mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
“A stunning, warm story about the many ways that play sparks joy” – Kirkus Reviews (STARRED review)
“Grimes crafts an outstanding story igniting a passion for play while mirroring its relationship to authentic work and the fundamental elements of true productivity: lunch, naptime, and winning” – School Library Journal, STARRED review
“The tale captures the drama of a full day of play, empowering children by letting them know that they can be experts, too. The illustrations are beautiful, vibrant, and full of action, with creative ways of displaying text. Any child-and-parent duo is sure to relate to this depiction of a hard day at play” – Booklist
“This is a beautiful and lighthearted celebration of young families. Highly recommended as a gift for new parents and for lapsit storytimes” – Youth Services Book Review, STARRED review
About The Author
Nikki Grimes
New York Times bestselling author NIKKI GRIMES is the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, the 2017 Children’s Literature Legacy Award, the 2016 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, among many others. Ms. Grimes lives in Corona, California.
ELIZABETH ZUNON grew up in West Africa and now lives in Albany, New York where she draws, paints, collages, sews, silkscreens, makes jewelry, and ponders the endless possibilities of chocolate. Her work is largely influenced by the people, places, and things from her childhood in the Ivory Coast as the product of two cultures.
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