The Moon Is a Ball
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The Moon Is a Ball by Ed Franck
Philosophical, wise, funny and wonderfully illustrated stories about an unbreakable friendship between a panda and a squirrel, from two world greats of childrens literature."Captivating text, ideal for reading aloud"
-- The New York Times"Full of heart and gentle humor, Panda and Squirrel are sure to please."
-- Booklist, US"As Franck models charming rapport and low-stakes companionship, Tjong-Khing’s delicate artwork provides nature-filled scenes of glorious suns and a bamboo forest."
-- Publishers Weekly, US"For families who love short, illustrated fiction featuring animals, such as The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham or Ulf Nilsson's Detective Gordon series."
-- Youth Services Book Review, US"Striking artwork and sweet, funny stories about friendship make The Moon Is a Ball an amusing addition to the philosophical friends genre, alongside Winnie-the-Pooh and Frog and Toad Are Friends."
-- Shelf Awareness, US"[An] upbeat, curiosity-inducing early reader."
-- Foreword Reviews, US
Ed Franck is one of Belgium's most important and innovative children's writers. He writes for all ages and in all genres: from songs for toddlers to YA novels, detective stories, and poetry. He has twice won the prestigious Cultuurprijs of the Flemish Community for Youth Literature. Thé Tjong-Khing is a children's book illustrator based in the Netherlands. He was born in Indonesia, attended the Seni Rupa Arts Institute in Bandung, and moved to the Netherlands in 1956. As a child he was interested in the "Tarzan" comic strips of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Thé has won the Golden Pencil Award three times (a major Dutch children's book award), and in 2005 the Woutertje Pieterse Prize for Best Dutch Children's Book for his book Waar is de taart? (Where Is the Cake?), a wordless picture book which was also nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize in 2007.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781776574933 |
| ISBN 10 | 1776574931 |
| Title | The Moon Is a Ball |
| Author | Ed Franck |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Gecko Press |
| Year published | 2023-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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