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Another Important Book
Contributor(s): Brown, Margaret Wise (Author), Raschka, Chris (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0060262826     ISBN-13: 9780060262822
Publisher: HarperCollins
OUR PRICE:   $16.19  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 1999
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Annotation: "The important thing about being one is that life has just begun." Colorful illustrations by Caldecott Honor Medalist Chris Raschka burst with energy and simple rhyming text describe how a child grows from ages one through six.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Senses & Sensation
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience
Dewey: E
LCCN: 98007212
Lexile Measure: 430
Physical Information: 0.37" H x 9.42" W x 9.39" (0.75 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 45314
Reading Level: 2.3   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

In a playful voice that is uniquely Margaret Wise Brown's comes this delightful picture book about just what it means to be six, five, four, three, one, two, and most importantly you.

Caldecott Honor Medalist Chris Raschka's innovative illustrations burst with energy and dance along with Brown's whimsical verses of discovery.

Energetic artwork and vivacious verse delineate the wonders children discover and the milestones they reach, from ages one to six. A joyful book with a timeless theme, said School Library Journal.

Another Important Book is an invitation to celebrate toddlerhood. Turn the pages to celebrate exactly what's so important about some of the most important ages of a child's life. This is the never-before-published companion to one of Margaret Wise Brown's most beloved children's books of all time, The Important Book.

The Important thing
about being One
is that life
has just begun.


Contributor Bio(s): Raschka, Chris: -

Chris Raschka is the creator of many distinguished and award-winning books for children. He has received two Caldecott Medals: for The Hello, Goodbye Window, by Norton Juster, and for his own A Ball for Daisy. He also received a Caldecott Honor for Yo! Yes? Chris Raschka was the US nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2012 and 2016 and has been awarded a New York Times Best Illustrated Book citation five times. He lives in New York City with his family.

Brown, Margaret Wise: -

Margaret Wise Brown, cherished for her unique ability to convey a child's experience and perspective of the world, transformed the landscape of children's literature with such beloved classics as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Other perennial favorites by Ms. Brown include My World; Christmas in the Barn; The Dead Bird; North, South, East, West; and Good Day, Good Night.