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The fox on the swing / Evelina Daciūtė ; Aušra Kiudulaitė.
Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books PZ7.1.D18 Fox 2018
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Daciūtė, Evelina, 1975- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Laimė yra lapė. English
- Language:
- English
- Lithuanian
- Subjects (All):
- Foxes--Juvenile fiction.
- Foxes.
- Families--Juvenile fiction.
- Families.
- Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
- Friendship.
- Happiness--Juvenile fiction.
- Happiness.
- Hope--Juvenile fiction.
- Hope.
- Moving, Household--Juvenile fiction.
- Moving, Household.
- Children's stories, Lithuanian--21st century.
- Children's stories, Lithuanian.
- Picture books.
- Foxes--Pictorial works--Juvenile fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Children's stories.
- Genre:
- Picture books for children.
- Sophisticated picture books.
- Mildred L. Batchelder book award: Winner -- 2019.
- picture books.
- Picture books.
- Juvenile works.
- Fiction.
- Children's stories -- Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, [2018]
- Language Note:
- Translated into English from the Lithuanian. Translation of: Laimė yra lapė. [Translation information taken from publisher's Web site].
- Summary:
- A beautifully illustrated story for children about the nature of happiness. Learn about family, happiness, and friendship in this hope-filled children's book. Our story starts with a boy named Paul, who lives in a cozy treehouse in a big city with his family. And then something unexpected happens - Paul befriends a wise, friendly fox on a walk home from the bakery. The fox gives Paul a space to think about what makes him happy and what friendship means - all in the pages of a bright and quirky storybook. Join Paul and the fox while helping young readers decide what makes them happy. Illustrated in color throughout. -- From amazon.com.
- Notes:
- Published simultaneously in the United Kingdom by Thames & Hudson Ltd.
- "Original edition ©2016 Tikra Knyga, Vilnius"--Copyright page
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award for most outstanding children's book in translation, 2019
- ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019
- Kirkus Prize Nominee for Young Readers' Literature, 2018
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780500651568
- 0500651566
- OCLC:
- 1007087099
- Publisher Number:
- 99990724690
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