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The Hello, Goodbye Window (Caldecott Medal Winner)

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By Norton Juster

Illustrated by Chris Raschka

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$8.99

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$11.99 CAD

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  2. Hardcover $18.99 $23.99 CAD

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A Caldecott Medal Winner

​From the acclaimed author of the classic book The Phantom Tollbooth comes a love song to that special relationship between grandparents and grandchild, illustrated by a multi-Caldecott recipient—now available in paperback.

The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy's house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway. Everything important happens near it, through it, or beyond it. The world for this little girl will soon grow larger and more complex, but never more enchanting or deeply felt. Her story is both a voyage of discovery and a celebration of the commonplace wonders that define childhood, expressed as a joyful fusion of text with evocative and exuberant art that garnered the highest honor in children's book illustration in 2006.
 
 

Genre:

  • * "Perfect for lap-sharing, this book will find favor with children and adults alike."
    School Library Journal
  • * "Two well-known names come together in a book that speaks to the real lives of children and their experiences."
    Booklist
  • * "Grandparents especially will be charmed by this relaxed account of how a child's visit occasions everyday magic."
    Publishers Weekly
  • * "Juster adopts the voice of the child, whose present-tense narration is just right.... Raschka’s mixed-media illustrations are characteristically loose and energetic, depicting this happy, biracial family with jewel tones and extravagant swirls."
    Kirkus reviews

On Sale
Apr 9, 2024
Page Count
32 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9780316550079

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Norton Juster

About the Author

Norton Juster was the author of a number of children's books, including the contemporary classic The Phantom Tollbooth, illustrated by Jules Feiffer, as well as the sequel to The Hello, Goodbye Window and also illustrated by Chris Raschka, Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie. Formerly an architect by trade, he lived in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Chris Raschka is the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator of The Hello, Goodbye Window and A Ball for Daisy. He also received a Caldecott Honor for Yo! Yes? and has written and illustrated numerous books for children, including several titles by bell hooks: Happy to Be Nappy, Skin Again, and Be Boy Buzz. A 2012 nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, he lives in New York City.

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Chris Raschka

About the Illustrator

A world-renowned cultural critic, feminist theorist, and intellectual, bell hooks is a distinguished author and professor of English. She has written several acclaimed children’s books including Be Boy Buzz, Skin Again, and Happy to be Nappy, all illustrated by Chris Raschka.

Chris Raschka is the Caldecott-Award-winning illustrator of The Hello Goodbye Window and A Ball for Daisy. He also received a Caldecott Honor for Yo! Yes? and has written and illustrated numerous books for children, including several titles by bell hooks: Happy to be Nappy, Skin Again, and Be Boy Buzz. A 2012 nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, he lives in New York City.

Learn more about this illustrator