Summary
From Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell comes a cozy, magical nighttime adventure, in which a child discovers the mysterious, miniature world beyond his bedroom walls.
Sent home from school earlier in the day with a fever, George awakens in the middle of the night to discover a cricket beckoning him on an adventure and soon finds himself shrunken down in size. He follows the insect guide through a crack in his bedroom wall, through the moonlit yard, and into the home …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316580953 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0316580953 |
| Author: | Matthew Cordell |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 262mm x 16mm |
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Critics Review
- ”[An] ambitious picture book that recalls works by Chris Van Allsburg and David Wiesner…“–Publishers Weekly, starred review
* “A timeless new classic.”–Bookpage
* “A weird and wonderful story.”–Horn Book, starred review
Praise for 102:
A Kids’ Indie Next List Pick
An Amazon Best Book of 2026
“Striking.” –BCCB
* “[Cordell’s] fanciful yet down-to-earth narrative will entrance…”
–Booklist, starred review
* “A tender and imaginative story that beautifully blends whimsy with warmth…” –School Library Journal, starred review
* “Utterly entrancing.”–Kirkus, starred review
About The Author
Matthew Cordell
Matthew Cordell is the Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator of Wolf in the Snow, Evergreen, Cornbread & Poppy, Wish, and Hello, Neighbor!: The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers. He is also the illustrator of highly acclaimed children’s books such as Every Dog in the Neighborhood (by Philip C. Stead), Bob, Not Bob! (by Audrey Vernick and Liz Garton Scanlon), and Leeva at Last (by Sara Pennypacker). His books have been best-of-the-year selections by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, NPR, and Amazon.com, and have been translated into numerous languages around the world. Matthew lives in suburban Chicago with his wife, author Julie Halpern, and their two children.
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