Most of all Stephen loves to draw and spend time with his family. The White Raven label is given to books that deserve worldwide attention because of their universal themes and/or their exceptional and often innovative artistic and literary style and design. He’s won the prestigious CBCA award for Best Junior Fiction Book, been selected for America’s “Pick of the list”, and the international “White Raven”. Leaf (9781596435032) by King, Stephen Michael. More crucially, the central theme-nurturing one's gifts in the face of adversity-will not be lost on the audience. The small format and serene watercolors add to the story's charm. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Leaf: Ideas, Sound Effects, and Pictures by Stephen Michael King: New at the best online. Ample action and sound effects (an outdoor faucet goes “glurg glug” and the sopping dog shakes himself off with a “flapper flapper flap”) ensure that read-aloud won't suffer from the lack of dialogue. Even when fate and scissors catch up with the boy, King supplies a quietly satisfying outcome. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at 0.99. Certain boys may be used to hearing that their hair is so long that something is bound to. In one scene, the boy falls asleep and has a series of seedling-threatening nightmares involving a giant caterpillar and rogue hedge-clippers. Buy Leaf: Ideas, Sound Effects, and Pictures by Stephen Michael King online at Alibris. He has also written fifteen books, including You, Leaf and Mutt Dog Stephen lives with his family and three dogs in a mud-brick house on a coastal island. Greenwillow, 14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-206014-3. In a rapid-fire series of spindly pen-and-ink drawings, King records the boy's attempts to preserve the seedling that has sprouted on top of his head and his jubilant frolicking with his similarly eager dog.
) imagines just such a scenario in this sprightly, wordless story.
Certain boys may be used to hearing that their hair is so long that something is bound to start growing in it, and Australian artist King ( A Special Kind of Love Leaf King, Stephen Michael Published by Brand: Roaring Brook Press (2009) ISBN 10: 1596435038 ISBN 13: 9781596435032 New Hardcover Quantity: 1 Seller: Books of the Smoky Mountains (Pflugerville, TX, U.S.A.) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description Condition: new.
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