The
Book:
Small, who is feeling grim and grumpy, need reassurance on just how
much he is loved by Big.
Debi Gliori artfully explores the subject of unconditional love in this endearing
picture book.
Presentation Schedule:
Thursday, November 17, Topeka Shawnee County Public Library,
9 AM-Noon and Manhattan Public Library, 6:30 – 9:00 PM.
Friday, November
18, Johnson County Public Library at Corinth Library, Prairie Village, 9:00 – 11:30
AM and for Kansas City Kansas Public Library at Indian Springs Center, 1:30-3:00
PM.
Saturday, November 19, Lawrence Public Library, 1:30-3:00 PM
and Morrill Public Library, Hiawatha, from 5:30-8:00 PM.
Ordering Information:
Contact: Jackie Powers
Harcourt
1-888-777-7323
$8 each hard cover + S/H
(will ship in October unless otherwise noted)
Scholastic
1-800-SCHOLAS and choose option #3
$4.95 each + S/H plus 30% off (depending number of books ordered)
The Author:
Debi Gliori is the author and illustrator of
many books for children, including the very popular Mr Bear series.
She won
the
Children's Book Award picture book section, and was shortlisted for
the Kate Greenaway
Medal in 1997. Her backlist at Transworld includes Tell Me Something
Happy Before I Go To Sleep and The Very Small. Pure Dead Magic, the
start of
a trilogy, was her first novel. The second part, Pure Dead Wicked
was published in 2002 and the concluding novel, Pure Dead Brilliant was
published in
2003. Debi lives in Scotland, near Edinburgh. (Random House, http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/catalog/author.htm?authorID=102864)
Links to information on Debi Gliori:
http://www.readingvoyage.org.uk/voyage.html
http://www.walkerbooks.co.uk/Debi-Gliori
http://pulse.christchurch.org.nz/features/DebiGliori/
http://www.harcourtbooks.com/AuthorInterviews/bookinterview_Gliori.asp |
