| The Balcony Contributor(s): Castrillon, Melissa (Author), Castrillon, Melissa (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1534405887 ISBN-13: 9781534405882 Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2019006384 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 11.5" (0.80 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Castrill n offers riotous sprouting life through soft forms, stylized shapes, and bright colors." --Publishers Weekly "Elegant...A charmingly verdant tale in classic style." --Kirkus Reviews "Lovely...delightful." --School Library Journal From internationally acclaimed illustrator Melissa Castrillon comes a magical story of how a girl's garden in her new home changes her life and the lives of people all around her. When a little girl moves from her home to an apartment in the city, she takes her pretty plants with her and one by one they grow and bloom and change both her world and the world all around her as she makes a new friend. When your heart is open, the world is full of possibilities. |
Contributor Bio(s): Castrillon, Melissa: - Melissa Castrillón is a freelance illustrator currently based in Cambridge, England. She grew up in a small town called Hitchin and moved to Cambridge eight years ago, where she earned a First class Honors Degree in illustration. In 2014 she earned a Master's Degree in children's book illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. She is the illustrator of If I Had a Little Dream and Yellow Kayak, and the author-illustrator of The Balcony. |