Pub Date: May 13, 2025
Dewey: E
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 11.00" L x 9.10" W ( 0.90 lbs) 44 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City and Town Life | Holidays and Celebrations | Patriotic Holidays | Concepts | Seasons | Places | United States | Family | Siblings | Social Themes | New Experience | Imagination and Play | Science and Nature | Weather
Description: "POP! As a hot day sizzles into evening, everyone on stoops and sidewalks looks skyward on this special summer night--the Fourth of July! Words and art blossom into flowers of fire across the sky, making this a perfect read for firework enthusiasts in cities and suburbs everywhere. POP! POP!"--
Brief description:
Matthew Burgess is a poet and educator and the author of a number of picture books, including Fireworks, Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring, and The Bear and the Moon. Matthew's books have received many accolades, including starred reviews, a Eureka Gold Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and inclusion on numerous best-of lists from the NYPL, the Chicago Public Library, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, ALA Booklist, Amazon, and others. A full-time professor at Brooklyn College, Matthew also has been a poet-in-residence in New York City public schools.
Review Quotes:
★ "In this joyous seasonal idyll, the creators capture with onomatopoeic eloquence the day's sensations, with plenty of time to savor sounds, sights, and 'summer on our skin.'" - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
★ "This is an immersive tribute to the unique pleasures of an urban Fourth of July and a radiant celebration of all things summer." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
★ "It's a joyful celebration of simply being alive and experiencing the world in the guileless way children do. Electric, affectionate, and enchanting." - Booklist (starred review)
★ "Brimming with rich sensory details, Burgess' poetic verses combine with Chien's marvelous mixed-media artwork to celebrate the exuberant, magical moments of summertime." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
★ "An immersive celebration of summer and siblinghood." - Horn Book (starred review)
★ "Imaginative and radiant. This joyful title will capture young readers and win the hearts of all ages." - School Library Journal (starred review)
"This is without a doubt my favorite firework-related summertime picture book ever. Beautiful, weirdly touching, and utterly original." - Betsy Bird, A Fuse #8 Production (SLJ blog)
"A wonderful book to read aloud." - BookPage