Once upon an alphabet
"From an Astronaut who's afraid of heights, to a Bridge that ends up burned between friends, to a Cup stuck in a cupboard and longing for freedom, this series of interconnected stories and characters explores the alphabet"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA),
2014.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| Online Access: | Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
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| Summary: | "From an Astronaut who's afraid of heights, to a Bridge that ends up burned between friends, to a Cup stuck in a cupboard and longing for freedom, this series of interconnected stories and characters explores the alphabet"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | "Short stories for all the letters"--Jacket. Also published: Great Britain : HarperCollins UK, 2014. |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780399167911 (hbk.) 0399167919 (hbk.) |
| Author Notes: | He writes and illustrates picture books. His debut book, How to Catch a Star, was published in 2004 and won a Merit Award at the CBI/Bisto Book of Year Awards. His second book, Lost and Found, won the Gold Award at Nestle Children's Book Prize and was developed into an animated short film, which has received over sixty awards including a BAFTA for Best Animated Short Film. His other books include The Incredible Book Eating Boy, The Great Paper Caper, Up and Down, Stuck, This Moose Belongs to Me, Once upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All Letters, The Hueys series and A Child of Books. He has won numerous awards including the Smarties Award, Irish Book of the Year, The Blue Peter Book of the Year, and the 2017 Academy of British Cover Design Award in the Children's category. (Bowker Author Biography) |
