Luigi and the Barefoot Races
Dan Paley
ISBN 10: 088448484X ISBN 13: 9780884484844
Published by Tilbury House,U.S., US, 2015
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They say Luigi always ran barefoot. And they speak of his greatest challenge-the race nobody thought he could win, not even Luigi himself. Maybe it's urban legend, or maybe the true events have acquired added luster in Dan Paley's memory. After all, a story this amazing couldn't possibly be true, could it? Suffused with nostalgia for soft summer evenings in a city neighborhood, with kids playing in the street, neighbors visiting, twilight seeming like it would never end.A tall tale that kids will never tire of.Aaron Boyd's colorful illustrations vividly recreate an urban Philadelphia street and its houses, shops, and memorable people. Fountas and Pinnell Level M. Seller Inventory # LU-9780884484844
Synopsis:
They say Luigi always ran barefoot. And they speak of his greatest challenge--the race nobody thought he could win, not even Luigi himself.
Maybe it's urban legend, or maybe the true events have acquired added luster in Dan Paley's memory. After all, a story this amazing couldn't possibly be true, could it?
- Suffused with nostalgia for soft summer evenings in a city neighborhood, with kids playing in the street, neighbors visiting, twilight seeming like it would never end....
- A tall tale that kids will never tire of.
- Aaron Boyd's colorful illustrations vividly recreate an urban Philadelphia street and its houses, shops, and memorable people.
About the Authors:
DAN PALEY is the author of Luigi and the Barefoot Races and has written for the Wall Street Journal, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and the Philadelphia Inquirer, among other publications.
Aaron Boyd is the illustrator of 25 children's books including Luigi and the Barefoot Races, Babu's Song, Daddy Goes to Work, and the Panda Goes to School series. His pop-up Storybook Year won a Clio Top 4 award and was inducted into the Smithsonian Rare Books collection. He has also received Children's Africana Book, Choices Sports, Notable Children's Book, and Hermes Creative awards, and his advertising graphics have received Addy Gold and Graphis awards.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Luigi and the Barefoot Races
Publisher: Tilbury House,U.S., US
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Boyd, Aaron
Condition: New