Tessa Takes Wing Contributor(s): Jackson, Richard (Author), Downing, Julie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1626724393 ISBN-13: 9781626724396 Publisher: Roaring Brook Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 2017957302 |
Lexile Measure: 410 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.3" W x 9.2" (0.80 lbs) 40 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: It's almost morning and everyone's asleep. Everyone except Tessa. Quiet as a mouse, Tessa takes flight . . . UP . . . UP until she's flying high above her crib. Her first stop: her sister Maggie's blue elephant Then, Maggie's fire truck . . . and her polka-dot umbrella. But she better be quiet and quick before her daddy hears and stops all her fun Follow Tessa on a soaring adventure, one only she and the reader experience, as she flies even higher than she did yesterday, in Tessa Takes Wing, by veteran children's book editor Richard Jackson with warm, inviting illustrations by Julie Downing. |
Contributor Bio(s): Downing, Julie: - Julie Downing is an internationally published author and illustrator. She has written and or illustrated over 30 books for children. This San Francisco artist is known for her innovative approach in illustrating traditional stories, and her list of books include; The Night Before Christmas, Lullaby and Goodnight, and The Firekeeper's Son. Downing has won many awards for her work, including a Parents Choice Award, and the New York Public Library Best Books Award. She was recently selected to appear in Talking with Artists Too, a book about 12 of the nation's best Children's' Book Illustrators. |