A New Green Day

Name: A New Green Day
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ISBN: 9781912650484

Antoinette Portis, Antoinette Portis

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Scallywag Press
01 September 2020

Picture storybooks; Early learning: rhyming & wordplay books; Early learning: size, shapes & patterns; Early learning: the senses

Age range 3 to 6

Explore nature through evocative riddles and bold imagery that take the reader from day to night and back again.

Who scribbles on the sidewalk with glistening ink? Snail!

Who's a comma in a long, long sentence of a stream? Tadpole!

Active readers will delight in the clever language and striking illustrations. On each spread, children will solve riddles about the familiar animals, plants and the weather that one child encounters outdoors throughout a whole day.

'The power of Portis's poems, and the surprise each page turn allows, lets readers experience familiar moments with awakened senses, offering them nothing less than a new world filled with fresh experiences.' - Publishers Weekly, starred review

'With its simple yet powerful language, outstanding artwork, and brilliantly inspirational design and format, this is the perfect story to read aloud...and awaken the senses of even the youngest of readers.'- Blackpool Gazette

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By: Antoinette Portis
Illustrated by: Antoinette Portis
Imprint: Scallywag Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 203mm,
ISBN: 9781912650484
ISBN 10: 1912650487
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 01 September 2020
Audience: Children/juvenile , 0-5 years , 0-5 years
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.antoinetteportis.com

Antoinette made her picture-book debut with the New York Times best-selling Not A Box, an American Library Association Seuss Geisel Honor book, and one of the New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Books of the Year. She was a recipient of the 2010 Sendak Fellowship. Antoinette graduated from the UCLA School of Fine Arts and then spent years in the world of design and advertising, working at Disney before taking a flying leap to pursue her sixth-grade dream of writing and illustrating picture books.

Reviews for A New Green Day

'The power of Portis's poems, and the surprise each page turn allows, lets readers experience familiar moments with awakened senses, offering them nothing less than a new world filled with fresh experiences.' Publishers Weekly, starred review