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What a way to finish up a week that was already pretty good... this, from the National Book Festival's website:
Every year, a list of books representing the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands is distributed by the Library of Congress's Center for the Book during the National Book Festival.
And this year's selection for the state of New Hampshire is...
The Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever!
Click here to see the entire 52 Great Reads list.
(Hooray,
Rebecca Rule!)
Please join me and author Rebecca Rule this Friday, February 22nd at the
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts, for a special Storytime and book signing!
Here are the
details... hope to see you there!
I'm very happy that Sled Ride has been included in this list of new winter books for children! Read about all of them here.
Thank you,
International Reading Association, for the nice review!
Take a deep breath and here we go... wishing everyone a happy, healthy year full of joy, and at least a few good runs on the sled.
(Art from The Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever!, written by Rebecca Rule, illustrated by Jennifer Thermes, Islandport Press, 2012)
I am beyond honored to be part of the
Let It Snow! Children's Book Art exhibition at the
Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut! The show runs from December 1 - February 24, 2013. It's a thrill to be included in this group of many of my most favorite illustrators. Go see some beautiful winter-themed art, if you get the chance!
Also, the museum will be running
educational programs for teachers, parents, and children throughout the exhibition. I'll be there on Sunday, December 9th from 1:00 - 3:00 pm as guest artist for
Family Day: Children's Book Day. Hope you'll stop by and say hello!
The wonderful folks at Islandport Press made a book trailer for Sled Ride! I'm so impressed with the amount of care and attention they give all of their books. Take a look:
Also, if you're around on November 10th, I hope you'll join me and author Becky Rule for the book launch party at the New Hampshire Farm Museum in Milton, NH. There will be treats! And the world's longest sled! (Can't wait to see that.) It will be a ton of fun. More details here...
And finally, here's another lovely review over at Waking Brain Cells. Yay!
THE ICIEST, DICIEST, SCARIEST SLED RIDE EVER! (reviewed on October 1, 2012)
A young girl’s first-person narration brings a New England sled ride to life.
But this isn’t just any sled ride. Inspired by ice-crusted snow, Grampa Bud’s yarns of his childhood and a giant homemade double-runner sled, seven friends set out to conquer the “highest, mightiest, iciest sledding hill.” Rule lengthens out one sled run into an entire book, but its pace is not slow and clunky, nor does it drag. Instead, she marvels in the details along the way, building up the suspense. Comically, the children attempt to get themselves and the sled to the top of the hill, taking each other out like dominoes as they relentlessly and repeatedly slide down to form a pig pile at the bottom. When they finally manage it, Thermes beautifully conveys the awesomeness of the hill they have chosen to tackle; none of the kids will speak their fears aloud, though their faces say volumes. The trip down is accomplished in just a few spreads, a ride so fast that tears, fears, screams and laughter all get whipped, “like a beautiful scarf trailing wildly behind.” The watercolors give a wonderful array of viewpoints, showing the path of the sled run as well as close-ups of the children: fresh-faced and having the time of their lives.
Parents beware: Children are likely to scout out the highest hill to try to replicate this amazing run. (Picture book. 4-8)
A HUGE thank you, Kirkus!
This calls for happy dancing and chocolate! (And lots of exclamation points!!!)
Read the review on site... ... and I hope you'll enter the
Goodreads giveaway!
Hurrah for us Jennifer Thermes!
Congratulations from NH!