Polka Dot Penguin Pottery [Hardcover]

Lenore Look (Author), Yumi Heo (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 24, 2011 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Aspen Colorado Kim Chee Lee likes writing stories about monkeys, elephants, and aliens, but these days writing hasn't been much fun. It's like her characters are on vacation. Her pages are blank and she's blocked. Luckily, her grandparents know that a trip to the local paint-your-own-pottery studio is exactly what she needs to feel creative again. Lenore Look's charming story and Yumi Heo's mixed-media naive-style illustrations create a warm and childlike book for young artists and writers.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

LENORE LOOK is the author of the popular Alvin Ho series; in a starred review Kirkus called Alvin "refreshingly original [and] endearing." Lenore is also the author of several acclaimed picture books, including Henry's First-Moon Birthday and Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding, both of which received three starred reviews and were named ALA Notable Books.

YUMI HEO is the author-illustrator of many acclaimed books for children including our own Ten Days and Nine Nights, a Christopher Award winner. Among the books she has illustrated are Knopf's The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks by Verna Aardema and Henry's First Moon Birthday and Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding, both written by Lenore Look and selected as ALA Notable Children's Books.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Schwartz & Wade (May 24, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037586332X
• ISBN-13: 978-0375863325
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 0.4 x 10.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #821,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lenore Look began making picture books in kindergarten, and it took her the next thirty years to get it right. Her first book was finally published in 1999, followed by more picture books and two chapter book series. On good days, she's a regular writing machine. On bad days, she goes shopping. Her Alvin Ho series has turned her into a Red Sox fan (see photo), and a wearer of Sox paraphernalia (see photo), and a collector of Fenway Park trivia (see same photo). Her Ruby Lu series is set in Seattle, where she grew up, and makes her long for foggy mornings and slugs on the sidewalks. She currently lives in New Jersey.