The Tortoise & the Hare - Hardcover

Pinkney, Jerry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316183563 ISBN 13: 9780316183567

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2013

Synopsis

Title: The Tortoise & the Hare <>Binding: Hardcover <>Author: JerryPinkney <>Publisher: Little,BrownBooksforYoungReaders

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Review:

A 2014 ALSC Notable Children's BookA 2013 Publishers Weekly Best Children's BookA 2013 Kirkus Reviews Best Children's BookA 2013 School Library Journal Best Children's BookA 2013 Booklist Editors' Choice BookA 2013 ABC Best Book for ChildrenA 2013 Parents' Choice Awards Gold Award WinnerA 2013 Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Multicultural Children's BookA 2014 Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Outstanding BookA 2014 Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison CCBC Choices BookAn Autumn 2013 Kids' Indie Next List Pick

* "[There is] a note of homespun vibrancy to Pinkney's elegant watercolor paintings....The tortoise may have won the race, but the real winner here is the listening and viewing audience."--Booklist, starred review

* "Pinkney's magnificently illustrated version of this famous fable gives the race the excitement of an Olympic event."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "Will engross readers....A captivating winner--start to finish!"--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "The limited text, used sparingly but extremely effectively, reinforces the theme of the story--that the journey is as important as the ultimate goal.... This spectacular success is certain to become a classic in its own right."--School Library Journal, starred review

* "Pinkney has again created a tour de force."--Library Media Connection, starred review

* "The anthropomorphism blends seamlessly with the naturalistic detail.... A lively and imaginative take."--The Bulletin, starred review

"A worthy follow-up....The richly detailed illustrations are lively and humorous, but what makes this retelling particularly ingenious is Pinkney's use of the oft-quoted moral....slow and steady wins the race!"--The Horn Book

About the Author:

Jerry Pinkney is one of the most heralded children's book illustrators of all time. He has the rare distinction of being the recipient of five Caldecott Honors and the winner of the 2010 Caldecott medal for The Lion and the Mouse, and has since created two companion picture books: The Tortoise & the Hare and The Grasshopper & the Ants. He has won the Coretta Scott King Award five times, the Coretta Scott King Honor four times, and has been nominated for the prestigious Hans Christian Anderson Award. He was also the first children's book illustrator elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He lives with his wife, author Gloria Jean Pinkney, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. The artist invites you to visit his website at jerrypinkneystudio.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0316183563
• ISBN 13: 9780316183567
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40