Spending every day with Jack, her cat companion and best friend, young Hannah is unable to enjoy a visit to her grandmother's when Jack must remain behind, until Grandma devises a way that the inseparable pair can still share the trip.
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1?Hannah has a special relationship with her cat. Jack is more than just a pet and companion; he's a friend she cannot do without. They share a variety of activities from hunting fairies and garden snakes to bedtime stories. The child is excited when she learns that her family is going to visit her grandmother, until she is told that Jack cannot go. She and her grandmother have many adventures together, and always remember to send postcards to Jack. Hannah is even surprised by a reply. The vivid watercolor and gouache illustrations are appealing and match the story line quite nicely. A "warm, fuzzy" picture book to spark discussions on friendship, pets, and separation.?Kathy Mitchell, Gadsden Co. Public Library, Quincy, FL
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Ages 3^-6. Accustomed to playing with her cat, Jack, Hannah misses him constantly when the family takes a car trip to visit Grandma. Everything the child sees reminds her of Jack, so Grandma suggests sending him postcards. Hannah is then able to enjoy her new experiences while still feeling connected to her beloved pet. The artwork, warm, simple-lined, watercolor-and-gouache paintings, reflects the emotional tenor of the story. The text sympathetically portrays love and homesickness in terms that children will understand. Pictures of the colorful postcards addressed to Jack add to the pleasure of this satisfying picture book. Carolyn Phelan
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Mary Nethery is the New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author of many picture books for children, as well as books for readers of all ages.
She has collaborated with Newbery Honor recipient, Kirby Larson, to write Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival, and Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle.
Two Bobbies received the ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award and the 2009 SIBA Book Award. It was featured on NPR's All Things Considered and is a Junior Library Guild selection; a 2009 IRA Teachers' Choice; a 2009 IRA/CBC Children's Choice, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People; and is included in The Best Children's books of the Year, Bank Street College.
Nubs is a New York Times Best Seller and recipient of the Christopher Award, the 2009 National Parenting Publication Gold Award, and is a Junior Library Guild Selection. Warner Brothers has optioned the book for a major motion picture.
Coming in June, 2010, is Mary's newest picture book, illustrated by John Manders--The Famous Nini: A Mostly True Story of How a Plain White Cat Became a Star. Set in 1890's Venice, it tells the story of the meteoric rise of a plain white cat to the world stage. His scrapbook includes a line of music from Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata and is signed by such luminaries as the Czar of Russia, the Emperor of Ethiopia, Pope Leo XIII and the Queen and King of Italy.
Mary's writing studio and home are in Eureka, California where she lives with her husband Han, and their super brilliant cat, Dashiell, AKA the Baby Muse.
www.marynethery.com
www.twobobbies.com
www.thestoryofnubs.com
She has collaborated with Newbery Honor recipient, Kirby Larson, to write Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival, and Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle.
Two Bobbies received the ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award and the 2009 SIBA Book Award. It was featured on NPR's All Things Considered and is a Junior Library Guild selection; a 2009 IRA Teachers' Choice; a 2009 IRA/CBC Children's Choice, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People; and is included in The Best Children's books of the Year, Bank Street College.
Nubs is a New York Times Best Seller and recipient of the Christopher Award, the 2009 National Parenting Publication Gold Award, and is a Junior Library Guild Selection. Warner Brothers has optioned the book for a major motion picture.
Coming in June, 2010, is Mary's newest picture book, illustrated by John Manders--The Famous Nini: A Mostly True Story of How a Plain White Cat Became a Star. Set in 1890's Venice, it tells the story of the meteoric rise of a plain white cat to the world stage. His scrapbook includes a line of music from Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata and is signed by such luminaries as the Czar of Russia, the Emperor of Ethiopia, Pope Leo XIII and the Queen and King of Italy.
Mary's writing studio and home are in Eureka, California where she lives with her husband Han, and their super brilliant cat, Dashiell, AKA the Baby Muse.
www.marynethery.com
www.twobobbies.com
www.thestoryofnubs.com
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Great great book and excellent service in buying this book. My daughter loves this book. Her absolute favorite. We have been checking it out at our local library for about 2 years now and finally decided we needed a copy of our very own. Very cute story.
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Why is Jack a Calico Cat?,
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While reading the review for this book I noticed that the cover illustration shows "Jack" as a calico cat. Perhaps the editor, illustrator, and author are not aware that calico cats are almost always females? (Only in very rare cases are they male.) This sounds like a wonderful little fiction book, but I am sorry to see that more research was not done by all involved.
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A wonderful book for children with real answers.,
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I loved Hannah & Jack! I wish my sister wouldhave written it while my two sons were small enough for me to read it to them. Oh well, my 23 year old and my 18 year old STILL read it anyway, and loved it. We think Mary is simply....The Best!!!
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