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Description for Spork
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Arsenault, Isabelle. Num Pages: 21 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 1 x 1 x 6. Weight in Grams: 118.
His mum is a spoon. His dad is a fork. And he's a bit of both. He's Spork! Spork sticks out in the regimented world of the cutlery drawer. The spoons think he's too pointy, while the forks find him too round. He never gets chosen to be at the table at mealtimes until one day a very messy ......
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Publisher
Kids Can Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
21
Place of Publication
West Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781771388054
SKU
V9781771388054
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 8 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Kyo Maclear
Kyo Maclear is an award-winning writer and novelist. Her first book for children, Spork, has received a number of honors, including a 2011 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award nomination. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.Isabelle Arsenault has illustrated several children's books, including Spork, My Letter to the World and Other Poems and Mr. Gaugin's Heart. She has received many awards for...
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It's a story that could wilt under the weight of moral high-mindedness, but the graceful voice of Maclear, making her children's book debut, keeps it light and entertaining.
Publishers Weekly While some picture-book tales have difficulty promoting the 'different can be good' message without slipping into deep didactism, Maclear's text feels nearly effortless. The inanimate-object identification also pairs brilliantly with...
Read morePublishers Weekly While some picture-book tales have difficulty promoting the 'different can be good' message without slipping into deep didactism, Maclear's text feels nearly effortless. The inanimate-object identification also pairs brilliantly with...