E-Mergency
School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
No. of pages 40
Published: 2014
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 40 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 in 2014 by Chronicle Books .
This project was written, illustrated, and designed entirely by Chronicle Books staff. Tom Lichtenheld has illustrated many children's books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Steam Train, Dream Train . He lives in Geneva, Illinois.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books - Children
This book was recognised in the Children category of the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books.
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Ages 7-10 Years
This book was recognised in the Ages 7-10 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.
Indiefab Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Indiefab Award.
Young Hoosier Book Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.
"Every page is chock-full of inventive letter-play" - The New York Times
There are laughs, many laughs, on every page." - Chicago Tribune
"Nontraditional, rascally, downright hilarious alphabet book" - Booklist
"What happens when the letter "E'' has an accident and slides out of the language? Sheer madness, enhanced by Lichtenheld and Fields-Meyers's unceasingly witty, manic visual, and verbal jokes." - Boston Globe Best Books The Year
"Zany" - Kirkus Reviews "Visual and print punnery will have elementary kids (and adults) guessing and laughing." - Kirkus Reviews
"This book is a hilarious way to appreciate the vowel E - and practice deciphering secret codes. I've never read such a wacky book that is so fun to read aloud with the kids!" - Babble.com/Top 20 Children's Books of 2011
" This artwork takes a funny story and makes it hilarious.... Kids and adults will get more of the sly humor each time they read this book." - School Library Journal, Starred Review
" The pages are jam-packed with so many linguistic puns, acronyms, and jokes that readers may not realize how much they're learning about language along the way. Throo choors!" - Publishers Weekly Best Children's Picture Books of 2011
"Zany" - Kirkus Reviews
"It's like Chicka Chicka Boom Boom on steroids."- Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The pages are jam-packed with so many linguistic puns, acronyms, and jokes that readers may not realize how much they're learning about language along the way. Throo choors!" - Publishers Weekly Best Children's Picture Books of 2011
"Witty entertainment from A to Z." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Visual and print punnery will have elementary kids (and adults) guessing and laughing." - Kirkus Reviews
"Five- to eight-year olds will be charmed by this alphabet book's good humor and the rib-tickling illustrations that accompany the text. Me too." - Nancy Pearl, Book Lust, Seattle, WA
"This artwork takes a funny story and makes it hilarious.... Kids and adults will get more of the sly humor each time they read this book." - School Library Journal, Starred Review
"What happens when the letter "E" has an accident and slides out of the language? Sheer madness, enhanced by Lichtenheld and Fields-Meyers's unceasingly witty, manic visual, and verbal jokes." - Boston Globe Best Books The Year