| Waiting for Sophie Contributor(s): Ellis, Sarah (Author), Mok, Carmen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1772780200 ISBN-13: 9781772780208 Publisher: Pajama Press OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - New Baby - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 550 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" (0.45 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Waiting for a new baby is hard, and waiting for her to grow up into a playmate is even harder. Luckily Liam's Nana is just downstairs and always ready to help. When the two of them build a Get-Older-Faster Machine, Liam is surprised to find it's not Sophie who does the most growing up. Waiting is hard. Liam waited through half of kindergarten for his baby sister to be born. Then, when little Sophie finally comes home, he discovers she won't be ready to play with him for a long, long time. As the months pass, everyone says that Liam is Sophie's favourite. He is the best at making her laugh and burp, but laughing and burping are not enough for Liam. With the help of Nana-Downstairs, he designs and builds a Get Older Faster Machine. It doesn't seem to work on Sophie, but maybe Sophie is not the only one doing some growing up. In Waiting for Sophie, multi-award-winning author Sarah Ellis, known for her winsome way with words, introduces a warm, funny, down-to-earth family gracefully navigating a time of change together. Illustrator Carmen Mok renders them sweetly in approachable color illustrations. Appealingly packaged in a hardcover book with a reinforced binding, Liam's trials, mishaps, and triumphs will speak to young readers who are making the transition to chapter books. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ellis, Sarah: - Sarah Ellis has written more than twenty novels and picture books for young readers. Nominated in 2016 for the 2017 Astrid Lindgren Award, she has previously won the Governor General's Award, the Mr. Christie Book Award, the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Book Prize, and the prestigious Vicky Metcalf Award for a body of work. Written from her insightful memories of her own childhood and keen observations of the world around her, Ellis' stories masterfully reflect her readers' own experiences. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.Mok, Carmen: - Carmen Mok is an illustrator who received her formal training from the University of Waterloo and Sheridan College. Her previous book publications include Here Babies, There Babies, Look at Me Now, and Ride the Big Machines in Winter. Numerous magazines, including Today's Parent and Owl Kids, have also published her work. Carmen lives in Niagara Region, Ontario. |