{"product_id":"the-story-of-a-story-hardcover","title":"The Story of a Story - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Hopkinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHadley Hooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelp young readers become young writers with this sweet picture book about a child finding the words to tell his own story!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you've ever tried to write a story of your own, you know it's not as easy as it looks. Words get tangled, pencils get broken, piles of pages get crumpled up. It's so much easier just to read all the lovely stories other people have written. . . . But their stories aren't \u003ci\u003eyour \u003c\/i\u003estories, and your tale is worth telling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA mostly empty page\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen another.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd still another.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are squiggles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are doodles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut the words won't come.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the gentle reassurance of experience, two-time SCBWI Golden Kite Award Winner Deborah Hopkinson writes a story that encourages persistence, and celebrates the strength of every child's unique voice and the story they have to tell. Charming illustrations by Hadley Hooper detail the child's efforts-- and the stroke of inspiration that helps him get going. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the perfect picture book for kids who love stories and have big ideas of their own. Young readers who don't know where to start will be encouraged by the gentle humor, and a page of story-starting ideas offers the opportunity to expand the experience beyond the book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CCBC Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Hopkinson is as award-winning of picture books, fiction, and nonfiction for young readers. In 2013 she received a Robert F. Sibert Honor and YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award honor for \u003ci\u003eTitanic: Voices from the Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e. She has won the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Picture Book \u003ci\u003eText Twice\u003c\/i\u003e, for \u003ci\u003eA Band of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eApples to Oregon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eSky Boys, How They Built the Empire State Building\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Boston Globe\/Horn Book Honor awardee. She lives near Portland, Oregon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHadley Hooper is a fine artist and the illustrator of many distinctive picture books, including\u003ci\u003e The Iridescence of Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, by Patricia Maclachlan, \u003ci\u003eAnother Way to Climb a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, by Liz Garton Scanlon, and \u003ci\u003eTwo Brothers, Four Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan. She lives in Denver, Colorado.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.13 x 8.98 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 November 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767893721376,"sku":"9780823444915","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/37546a8cab46690187a5e997093f2b5c.webp?v=1780319704","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-story-of-a-story-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}