Title: THE
PERFECT SEAT
Author: Minh
Lê & Gus Gordon (Illustrator)
Pub.
Date: November 12, 2019
Publisher: Disney
Hyperion
Formats: Hardcover,
eBook
Pages: 32
"This child and their parent are almost ready for story
time--but first, they must find the perfect seat! This cozy picture book by Drawn
Together author Minh Lê takes readers through various opposites ("Too
rough! Too slippery!") as his characters search for just the right spot.
Adorable art by acclaimed illustrator Gus Gordon invites adults and children to
giggle all the way through to the heartwarming ending, when the answer falls
right into their laps."
My Thoughts:
I read this book with my girls, and while it was on the younger side for them, they still enjoyed the book, especially the fun and playful illustrations that filled the pages. This is a really cute book of opposites that little ones will enjoy sitting and having you read to them. The story line itself is simple, a father and son want to find the perfect spot to sit and read a book, but as they walk all about, they are finding it difficult to find just the right spot. Some places are too old or too new, too high or too low, etc., but as the story winds done, the perfect spot is found to both the father and son's delight.
This is a cute picture book that kids will love having read to them at bedtime, time and time again. And, be sure to linger on each page to admire the detailing of each of the illustrations, which help to bring the fun story to life.
My Thoughts:
I read this book with my girls, and while it was on the younger side for them, they still enjoyed the book, especially the fun and playful illustrations that filled the pages. This is a really cute book of opposites that little ones will enjoy sitting and having you read to them. The story line itself is simple, a father and son want to find the perfect spot to sit and read a book, but as they walk all about, they are finding it difficult to find just the right spot. Some places are too old or too new, too high or too low, etc., but as the story winds done, the perfect spot is found to both the father and son's delight.
This is a cute picture book that kids will love having read to them at bedtime, time and time again. And, be sure to linger on each page to admire the detailing of each of the illustrations, which help to bring the fun story to life.
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I am the author of Drawn Together (winner
of the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature) illustrated by
Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, Let Me Finish! (named an NPR Best Book of 2016) illustrated by Isabel Roxas, and The Perfect Seat illustrated
by Gus Gordon (all published by Disney-Hyperion). I am also writing Green
Lantern: Legacy, a graphic novel (illustrated by Andie Tong) for the new DC Comics middle grade imprint, DC Zoom. In addition
to writing books, I have written for a variety of publications, including the New York Times, The Horn Book, NPR, and HuffPost.
About Gus:
Gus Gordon is an internationally acclaimed illustrator
and author. He has illustrated and written over 80 books for children.
His illustrations are known for their loose and
energetic line work, mixed media and humour. His writing is always
anthropomorphic – where animals take the place of humans in the narrative. He
attributes this to his love of Kenneth Grahame's Wind in The Willows. His
picture book 'Herman and Rosie' (Penguin), a musical love story set in New
York, was sold at auction in New York to US publisher Neal Porter Books
(Macmillan) and has since been sold into twelve countries. It has been adapted
for the stage by several theatre companies, was chosen as the ‘Read for
Australia’ book and won the 2013 CBCA 'Honour Award' for best picture book. It
has also been shortlisted for the German Youth Literature Award, the Sakura
Medal in Japan, the Kirico book awards in Spain, the Les Incorruptibles prize
in France and the Premio Anderson Children's Book awards in Italy.
In 2016 Gus was nominated for the prestigious 2017
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA). It is the world's largest award for
children's and young adult literature.
Gus’s latest picture book 'Somewhere Else' was
recently published by Penguin Australia and is soon be released in the US with
Neal Porter Books.
Gus is represented by Charlie Olsen of Inkwell
Management.
He lives with his wife and three kids on the Northern
beaches of Sydney.
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This looks like such a cute book!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like it will be a fun book that my granddaughters would really enjoy.
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