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Lambslide


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No. of pages 32

Published: 2019

Great for age 7-10 years

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From the international bestselling author of Bel Canto and Commonwealth, Ann Patchett, and the bestselling illustrator of the Fancy Nancy series, Robin Preiss Glasser, comes a hilarious childrens story about a slide made just for lambs.Nicolette Farmer is running for class president, and the rest of the Farmer family tells her shell win by a landslide. A pack of overconfident lambs mistakenly hear lambslide and cant believe theres a slide made just for them. But when they cant find one on the farm, theres only one thing left to do: take a vote!They campaign. They bargain. They ask all the other animals if they, too, would like a lambslide.Will the lambs ever get their special slide? Find out in this epic collaboration between Patchett and Glasser, who create the perfect childrens book.

 

 

This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Robin Preiss Glasser, who habitually sports glasses and jeans, discovered her "inner Nancy" while illustrating this book. "Wearing lace-trimmed socks helps me draw better," she says. She has illustrated many books and lives in Southern California with her family and tiara collection. ANN PATCHETT is the author of seven novels and three works of nonfiction. She is the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award, England's Orange Prize, and the Book Sense Book of the Year, and was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, Karl, and their dog, Sparky. annpatchett. com. Robin Preiss Glasser actually wore tiaras and tutus when she danced with the Pennsylvania Ballet. Now she happily spends her days in jeans, drawing. She has illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including the bestselling Fancy Nancy series. She won the Children's Choice Award for Best Illustrator of the Year for Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet. Robin and her family live in Southern California.

 

"A good story about cooperation-and the democratic process." -- Kirkus Reviews

 

"Patchett's first children's book is pleasantly old-fashioned, with some modern touches..." -- Kirkus Reviews

 

"[Glasser's] art amiably captures the daily milieu of farm life, from piglets cheerfully rolling in the muck to farmers chucking hay bales to Nicolette's daydreaming under dappled leaves and swaying branches." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

 

"[Patchett's] gentle humor [respects] the whimsy of childhood." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

 

"Award-winning adult author Patchett makes her picture-book debut with this feel-good story, stuffed with tips on how to solve a problem and execute a plan." -- Booklist

 

"And what a slide it is! It's a stunning success..." -- Booklist

 

"A fun way to introduce the concepts of campaigning and voting to young readers." -- School Library Journal