Max's Words

Kate Banks, Boris Kulikov

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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
08 August 2006

Bright, bold pictures incorporating clever wordplay accompany this highly original tale from Kate Banks and illustrator Boris Kulikov about a younger brother's ingenuity.

Max's brothers have grand collections that everyone makes a big fuss over. Benjamin collects stamps and Karl collects coins, and neither one will share with their little brother. So Max decides to start a collection of his own. He's going to collect words. He starts with small words that he cuts out of newspapers and magazines, but soon his collection has spilled out into the hall.

All the while, his brothers are watching. Benjamin brags that he has one thousand stamps. Karl is just a few coins short of five hundred. But a thousand stamps is really just a bunch of stamps, and a lot of coins is only a heap of money. A pile of words, however, can make a story.

Max's Words is a Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

By: Kate Banks
Illustrated by: Boris Kulikov
Imprint: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 262mm, Width: 262mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9780374399498
ISBN 10: 0374399492
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 08 August 2006
Recommended Age: From 5 to 7 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

In addition to Max's Words, Kate Banks and Boris Kulikov have collaborated on The Eraserheads and the sequel to Max's Words, Max's Dragon. Ms. Banks has written many other books for young readers, including And If the Moon Could Talk, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and The Night Worker, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award. Banks lived in the South of France. Mr. Kulikov has illustrated a number of books for children and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews for Max's Words

Brims with wit. Readers and writers alike will enjoy the linguistic fun in this nearly word-perfect book. --Starred, Publishers Weekly Fine examples of concrete poetry. This tale pays homage to the written word. --Starred, School Library Journal Kids are naturally inclined to collect things, and the idea of accumulating something intangible in this delightful homage to storytelling will intrigue them. In a word: captivating. --Booklist