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Nothing Like a Puffin


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No. of pages 40

Published: 2013

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There's nothing like this book! Bold, charming artwork enlivens a hugely enjoyable game of compare-and-contrast for curious kids and puffin-lovers alike. A puffin is an amazing creature. It's completely unique and one of a kind. A ladder is nothing like a puffin. A house is nothing like a puffin. A newspaper is nothing like a puffin... But wait! Who would have guessed? Could these things be more alike than you think? Young children will love following this mischievous puffin in an entertaining exercise in creative classification - and are guaranteed to start looking at everyday things in a whole new way.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Walker Books Ltd .

Sue Soltis is a published poet. About Nothing Like a Puffin, her first picture book, she says, "Writing this book was a great exercise in logic. Plus I loved thinking about puffins, with their bright beaks and neat dives. Someday, I hope to see one fly!" Sue Soltis lives in the US, in North Carolina. Bob Kolar is the author/illustrator of several books, including the hugely popular Big Kicks (978-1-4063-2781-6). He lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Bob Kolar is the author/illustrator of several books, including Do You Want to Play? and Racer Dogs. He also illustrated AlphaOops! The Day Z Went First by Alethea Kontis, which won the NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts Award. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Charlotte Zolotow Award

The Charlotte Zolotow Award is given annually to the author of the best picture book text published in the United States in the preceding year. Any picture book for young children (birth through age seven) originally written in English and published by a U.S. or Canadian publisher in 2024 will be eligible for consideration for the 2025 Zolotow Award. The book may be fiction, nonfiction or folklore, as long as it is presented in picture book form for children in the birth through age seven range. Translated books, poetry collections, and easy readers are not eligible.

Established in 1998, the award is named to honor the work of Charlotte Zolotow, a distinguished children’s book editor for 38 years with Harper Junior Books. The award was established and is administered by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, a children’s literature library of the School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Each year a committee of children’s literature experts selects the winner from the books published in the preceding year. Members of the selection committee are appointed to a two-year term by the CCBC professional staff based on an individual’s knowledge of children’s books, a demonstrated ability to evaluate children’s books and discuss them critically, and/or direct experience working professionally with children from birth through age seven. A CCBC librarian serves as one of the five members. Members are appointed to staggered, two-year terms. The committee will select one winner. It may also designate up to five honor books and up to ten titles to be included on a highly commended list that will call attention to outstanding writing in picture books.