Because Amelia Smiled by David Ezra Stein

Because Amelia Smiled by David Ezra Stein

Just try not to smile A positively inspiring picture book from the creator of the Caldecott Honor-winning Interrupting Chicken.

Because Amelia smiles as she skips down the street, her neighbor Mrs. Higgins smiles too, and decides to send a care package of cookies to her grandson Lionel in Mexico. The cookies give Lionel an idea, and his idea inspires a student, who in turn inspires a ballet troupe in England And so the good feelings that started with Amelia's smile make their way around the world, from a goodwill recital in Israel, to an impromptu rumba concert in Paris, to a long-awaited marriage proposal in Italy, to a knitted scarf for a beloved niece back in New York. Putting a unique spin on what goes around comes around, David Ezra Stein's charmingly illustrated story reminds us that adding even a small dose of kindness into the world is sure to spur more and more kindness, which could eventually make its way back to you

David Ezra Stein is the author and illustrator of numerous children's books. Is David going to win? Is he sure he's right? Is the author attempting to recreate this enchantment? David Ezra Stein lives in New York's Kew Garden.

David Ezra Stein is the author-illustrator of several children's books, including Leaves, which received the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. I'll never forget sitting in a loved one's lap and having a whole world open up in front of me, he recalls, a world brought to life by the visuals and the grown-up's speech. The sense of awe is something I'd like to re-create in my own writings. David Ezra Stein is a New Yorker who lives in Kew Garden.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780763641696
ISBN 10	0763641693
Title	Because Amelia Smiled
Author	David Ezra Stein
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Candlewick Press,U.S.
Year published	2012-09-11
Number of pages	40
Prizes	Short-listed for Charlotte Award (Primary (Pre-K/2nd)) 2014
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.