The Goblin and the Empty Chair: With Audio Recording
School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
No. of pages 32
Published: 2013
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-3rd grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Simon & Schuster .
Mem Fox is the author of many acclaimed books, including Time for Bed and Where Is the Green Sheep?. She lives in Adelaide, Australia. LEO and DIANE DILLON together illustrated more than twenty-five acclaimed and award-winning books for children, including the Caldecott Medal winner Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema, a retelling of the opera Aida by Leontyne Price, and their own Mother Goose Numbers on the Loose.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Parents' Choice Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Parents' Choice Award.
"In this original fairy tale, acclaimed author Mem Fox tell the moving story of a lonely goblin...The illustrations by two-time Caldecott Medalists, Leo and DIane Dillon, are wonderfully expressive paintings for which the couple is famous...While the simple text can be read by children on their own, the pictures, story, and subject matter make this a natural for sharing aloud with children of all ages. Recommended."-"Library Media Connection"
"The Dillons' characteristic clean lines and controlled palette mirror the tender emotion of the tale while providing young viewers with plenty of visual cues to guide them along the story...this gentle read will...leave listeners safisfied."--"The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"