{"product_id":"max-talks-to-me-hardcover","title":"Max Talks to Me - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire Buchwald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKaren Ritz\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex and his dog Max are true friends--the kind that share each other's excitement, comfort each other when they are sad, wait together when parents are away, and have fun wherever they are. Alex is learning that every good relationship is a two-way street. By observing and listening to his dog, by sharing good times and bad, he and Max are earning each other's love and devotion. Parents will appreciate the information about animal communication and the dog-child bond that they will find at the end of \u003ci\u003eMax Talks to Me. \u003c\/i\u003eChildren will want to share Max and Alex's adventures and friendship over and over as they read the gentle, engaging story and look at the beautiful illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor \u003cb\u003eClaire Buchwald\u003c\/b\u003e lives with her husband, three children, dog, and cat in Bloomington, Minnesota. The author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Mitzvah-Go-Round\u003c\/i\u003e (ArtScroll, 2002), co-written with her husband Larry Bogoslaw, and \u003ci\u003eThe Puppet Book\u003c\/i\u003e (Plays Inc., 1990), Buchwald is currently completing a nonfiction book on the power of imagination, reading, and pretend play in children's lives. Buchwald, who has a PhD in communication from the University of California, San Diego, believes that children deserve the finest of writing because they are complicated, intelligent, full of questions, and strongly connected to the powerful capacities of imagination and awe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist \u003cb\u003eKaren Ritz\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eDaddy's Song\u003c\/i\u003e by Leslea Newman (Henry Holt and Company, spring 2007) and forty other award-winning children's titles. She has been a full-time illustrator of books and magazines since 1989 and teaches classes for teachers and librarians about visual language and the art of children's books. Her art for \u003ci\u003eKate Shelley and the Midnight Express\u003c\/i\u003e appears as an animated feature on public television's \u003ci\u003eReading Rainbow.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Buchwald, the author of four children's picture books, including Max Talks to Me (The Gryphon Press, 2007), has a Ph.D. in communications and works to promote children's creativity. Karen Ritz is the award-winning illustrator of 43 children's titles. Awards; a full time illustrator of books and magazines since 1989, and teaches classes for teachers and librarians about visual language and the art of children's books. Awards include: IBBY 1999, Junior Library Guild Selection, Dorothy Gray Award 2000; Notable Children's Book Book in SS.1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9.73 x 9.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772841984288,"sku":"9780940719033","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/10d4b87c93f678f71e622be27587b2dc.webp?v=1780415418","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/max-talks-to-me-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}