{"product_id":"the-boy-who-loved-words-hardcover","title":"The Boy Who Loved Words - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoni Schotter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGiselle Potter\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this \u003ci\u003eParents' Choice\u003c\/i\u003e Gold Award-winning book, Selig collects words, ones that stir his heart (\u003ci\u003eMama\u003c\/i\u003e ) and ones that make him laugh (\u003ci\u003egiggle\u003c\/i\u003e). But what to do with so many \u003ci\u003eluscious\u003c\/i\u003e words? After helping a poet find the perfect words for his poem (\u003ci\u003elozenge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003elemon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003elicorice\u003c\/i\u003e), he figures it out: His purpose is to spread the word to others. And so he begins to \u003ci\u003esprinkle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003edisburse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ebroadcast\u003c\/i\u003e them to people in need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWords. Selig collects them, ones that stir his heart (Mama!) and ones that make him laugh (giggle). But what to do with so many luscious words? After helping a poet find the perfect words for his poem (lozenge, lemon, and licorice), he figures it out: His purpose is to spread the word to others. And so he begins to sprinkle, disburse, and broadcast them to people in need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author, Roni Schotter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSome of Roni Schotter's favorite words are \u003ci\u003ecozy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003esnuggle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eruckus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003erutabaga\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003epotato\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of numerous books for children, including \u003ci\u003eMama, I'll Give You the World\u003c\/i\u003e, an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Book Award Winner; \u003ci\u003eNothing Ever Happens on 90th Street\u003c\/i\u003e, an NCTE Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts; \u003ci\u003eF Is for Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, recipient of the Washington Irving Award; \u003ci\u003eHanukkah!\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Jewish Book Award;\u003ci\u003e Captain Bob Takes Flight\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eCaptain Bob Sets Sail\u003c\/i\u003e. Roni Schotter lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Illustrator, Giselle Potter\u003cbr\u003e I drew a lot as a kid because that is what everyone around me did. Everyone in my family was an artist and they all included me in their art. Both my grandparents were painters and my grandfather always invited me (and everyone who visited his studio) to add to his paintings. My dad made sculptures with found metal in the garage next to our house and the best way to talk to him was to think of something to make in his garage with him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e My parents had a puppet theater company called The Mystic Paper Beasts, with large papier-mâché masks and puppets. Some of their shows were stories like The Emperors Nightingale, the story of Queen Isabella of Portugal, the life of Toulouse-Lautrec, or one about the circus called Manimal Zoo. Until we were teenagers my sister, Chloe, and I performed and traveled with them, mostly doing street theater in the piazzas of Europe. My mom helped me a keep all my pictures, stories, and tokens from our travels glued into a journal that I still use for inspiration now. When missing school became more disruptive for me and my interest in being a normal teenager grew, I quit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After high school I went to Indonesia by myself and studied Balinese miniature paintings. I realized painting is what I'm happiest doing and I could actually go to college where that' s all I would do. So I went to Rhode Island School of Design. I spent my last year of RISD in Rome where I painted lots of pictures of saints. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e My first illustration job was a drawing for the New Yorker and soon after Chronicle Books published my book of saints, \u003ci\u003eLucy's Eyes and Margaret's Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e. Anne Schwartz offered me my first children's book \u003ci\u003eMr. Semolina-Semolinus\u003c\/i\u003e, and I have illustrated over twenty since including \u003ci\u003eThe Year I Didn't Go To School\u003c\/i\u003e, about the experience of traveling in Europe with my parents' puppet theater. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e My latest endeavors with Anne Schwartz and Lee Wade are \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who loved Words\u003c\/i\u003e (Spring, 2006) and \u003ci\u003eThe Littlest Grape Stomper\u003c\/i\u003e (Spring 2007). At the moment, I am working with them on a version of the 19th century poem \u003ci\u003eWynken, Blynken and Nod\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now I live in the Hudson Valley with my husband, who is a furniture maker, and our two daughters Pia and Isabel, who are just discovering for themselves the endless joy of making pictures.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.1 x 10.3 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 March 23, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Young Hoosier Book Award (2009)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) (2006)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Boy Who Loved Words\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755633967392,"sku":"9780375836015","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/93cb5fff07062fdce0cfe02c4140f04b.webp?v=1780064253","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-boy-who-loved-words-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}