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The Visitor

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Visitor
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Antje Damm
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 257,Width 200
ISBN/Barcode 9781776571895
Audience
Preschool (0-5)

Publishing Details

Publisher Gecko Press
Imprint Gecko Press
Publication Date 1 June 2019
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

A New York Times/New York Public Libraries Best Illustrated Children's Book Two sisters live peacefully on a tiny, remote island. One day they receive a letter, telling them their cousin John is coming to visit. At first the sisters are delighted to have a visitor, but they soon tire of him wanting to bring order to their life of comfortable chaos.

Author Biography

Antje Damm is a celebrated children's writer and illustrator. Born in 1965 in Wiesbaden, Germany, she now lives with her husband and four children near Giessen. She has worked as an architect and has written and illustrated over a dozen books for children.

Reviews

"In Antje Damm's remarkable "The Visitor," a boy rushes into a lonely woman's black-and-white 3-D collage world, bringing an explosion of color, light and life." -- The 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books "The miniature sepia scenes of her house, filled with cardboard furniture, are gradually brought to life by washes of colour as her small visitor begins to dispel Elise's anxious loneliness." -- Best new picture books, The Guardian "Gorgeous in pictures & words, this is a terrific read-aloud selection & a great story to spark conversation." -- School Library Journal, Starred Review "In Antje Damm's remarkable "The Visitor," a boy rushes into a lonely woman's black-and-white 3-D collage world, bringing an explosion of color, light and life." -- The 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books "The miniature sepia scenes of her house, filled with cardboard furniture, are gradually brought to life by washes of colour as her small visitor begins to dispel Elise's anxious loneliness." -- Best new picture books, The Guardian "Gorgeous in pictures & words, this is a terrific read-aloud selection & a great story to spark conversation." -- School Library Journal, Starred Review