My Kite Is Stuck! and Other Stories

Description: Award-winning author/illustrator Salina Yoon continues her new early reader series with Big Duck, Little Duck, and Porcupine, perfect for fans of Ballet Cat, Elephant & Piggie, and Pig in a Wig.

Brief description:

Salina Yoon is an award-winning author-illustrator of nearly two hundred books for children, including Duck, Duck, Porcupine!, the Penguin series, the Bear and Floppy series, and Be a Friend. She studied art and design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and now lives in San Diego with her family.
www.salinayoon.com

Review Quotes:

"The simple digital art, bold, with thick black outlines and vivid colors, expertly uses facial expressions and body language to support the text." --Kirkus Reviews

"A step up from Mo Willems's "Elephant and Piggie" in reading level, Yoon's beginning reader is thoughtfully designed. . . . Cheerful, approachable, and thoughtfully created, this beginning reader will find a welcome home in public and school libraries." --School Library Journal

"[A] wonderfully engaging easy reader. The simply drawn digital cartoon characters exude personality and charm. . . . This collection of small dramas is just right for fledgling readers and perfect for read-alouds and reader's theater productions." --starred review, School Library Journal on DUCK, DUCK, PORCUPINE!

"A simple chapter book/graphic novel to engage the youngest new readers." --Kirkus Reviews on DUCK, DUCK, PORCUPINE!

"Novice readers will find success here. . . . Yoon's crisp, clean art has a coloring-book-like simplicity that will appeal to youngsters. . . . Kids (and the adults who work with them) can never have too many attractive, well-written beginning readers, and this trio of cuties is a welcome addition to the genre." --BCCB on DUCK, DUCK, PORCUPINE!

"A sweet, visually striking story of friendship and acceptance." --starred review, Booklist on BE A FRIEND

"This comforting story successfully addresses the common fear of storms for a young audience . . . This storm's impact has no lasting power against a family's love." --School Library Journal on STORMY NIGHT

"Readers will appreciate the graduating reassurances that range from self-soothing to group hugs . . . Youngsters will empathize with Bear and derive comfort from the loving togetherness his family displays while keeping the storm at bay." --Kirkus Reviews on STORMY NIGHT

"A terrific combination for preschoolers and early readers who will sympathize with Bear's competing desires." --The New York Times Book Review on FOUND

"A thoughtful, flawlessly executed exploration of theory of mind and emotional intelligence." --starred review, Publishers Weekly on FOUND