A Promise is a Promise With their tongues firmly in their cheeks, a revered author and a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist spin a wry tale of promises and pets, befuddled parents, and a triumphant child. .

 

There are 38 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2007 by Candlewick Press, U. S. .

Douglas Rees is a librarian who resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is also the author of Grandy Thaxter's Helper , Uncle Pirate and Uncle Pirate to the Rescue , as well as two novels for older readers, Lightning Time and Vampire High . Visit him online at DouglasRees. com. Judith Heide Gilliland is her daughter. She lived in Cairo for two years and is an expert on Arab culture. She now lives in New Hampshire.