The Hundred Penny Box

Sharon Bell Mathis, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon

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Puffin
05 October 2006

Michael loves his great-great-aunt Dew, even if she can't always remember his name. He especially loves to spend time with her and her beloved hundred penny box, listening to stories about each of the hundred years of her life. Michael's mother wants to throw out the battered old box that holds the pennies, but Michael understands that the box itself is as important to Aunt Dew as the memories it contains. Winner of a Newbery Honor, this beautiful story will be available in a collector's edition featuring heavy interior stock embossing and silver ink on the cover, and a thread-sewn binding for added durability. A timeless story of the relationship between a boy and his elderly relative, this new edition is one that families young and old will treasure for years to come.

By: Sharon Bell Mathis
Illustrated by: Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Collector's ed.
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 200mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 187g
ISBN: 9780142407028
ISBN 10: 014240702X
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 05 October 2006
Recommended Age: From 6 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sharon Bell Mathis has written many books for children and young adults and received many accolades in her career. Her bookRay Charles, a nonfiction biography ofRay Charles, received theCoretta Scott King Award.The Hundred Penny Boxreceived aNewbery Honor Awardand is a recipient of theBoston Globe-Horn Book Awardand also aAmerican Library Association Notable Children's Book, andTeacup Full of Roseswas aNew York TimesOutstanding Book of the Year. Leo Dillonwas born to Trinidadian parents in New York in 1933. He met his future wife, Diane, when they were both studying at the Parsons School of Design in New York in 1953. They married in 1957 and became an iconic artistic duo. Leo and Diane collaborated on covers and woodcuts for a number of Harlan Ellison books; in 1981, Ellison edited a biography of thementitledThe Art of Leo & Diane Dillon.Leo and Diane are the only illustrators to win the Caldecott Medal two years in a row, which they did in 1976 and 1977. They produced more than 100 speculative book and magazine covers together. Leo Dillon passed away in 2012. Diane Dillon was born in Los Angeles in 1933. She met her future husband, Leo, when they were both studying at the Parsons School of Design in New York in 1953. They married in 1957 and became an iconic artistic duo.The Dillons are the only illustrators to win the Caldecott Medal two years in a row, which they did in 1976 and 1977. They produced more than 100 speculative book and magazine covers together.