Pub Date: May 26, 2015
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2014025155
Lexile Code: 0370
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 10.30" L x 8.40" W ( 0.80 lbs) 40 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Family | General see also headings under Social Themes | Cooking and Food | Humorous Stories
Description: A little boy writes a letter to his grandfather about all the reading and studying he is doing this summer--but all his activities revolve around ice cream.
Brief description: Peter Sís is a Hans Christian Andersen Award winner, three-time Caldecott Honoree, Sibert Award winner, and MacArthur Fellow. His celebrated picture books include Ice Cream Summer, Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei, Tibet Through the Red Box, and The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain.He also creates fine art that can be seen in galleries, museums, and public spaces all over the world. Learn more at petersis.com.
Review Quotes: Praise for Ice Cream Summer: "The latest from masterly Sís . . . is a winsome treat." --The New York Times Book Review*"In ice cream colors, Sís delivers an encomium to summer, to the power of learning, and to that beloved, creamy-cold treat. Oh, yum" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review *"Fabulous for teachers...children will love." --School Library Journal, starred review *"Sís fills his text with fun puns . . . and his pages with ice cream-tinted watercolors, outlined in chocolate sprinkles. Delicious indeed." --Shelf Awareness, starred review "This delectable amalgam of historical record and confectionery celebration is both a delight for the eyes and an inspiration for the tummy." --Booklist