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Our Underwater World: A First Dive into Oceans, Rivers, and Lakes receives School Library Journal starred review
“Toddler-PreS–A visually arresting, fact-filled journey diving underwater around the world. Cut in the shape of a globe, this title gives very young children a sense of the creatures and environments that exist below the surface of the water. From rivers to mangroves to the ice-filled oceans, detailed illustrations and fact-filled text provide onlookers with a broad understanding of our water-covered world.
VERDICT Stunning illustrations will hold children captivated and motivated to help protect this vital resource.”
Our World named one of Parents magazine top 2020 books
Watching Our World find fans around the globe has been a thrill! Among its accolades was being named one of the top 2020 books for kids by Parents Magazine in its annual gift guide issue. Our World also was chosen by The Washington Post as a recommended gift in its 2020 gift guide for all ages.
Pug Meets Pig wins Missouri Library Association Building Block Award
The Building Block award encourages reading aloud from birth through kindergarten by giving preschoolers, kindergarteners, and families the opportunity to vote for their favorite read aloud each fall.
Illustrator Joyce Wan and I are over the moon about this award! Thank you to Missouri children’s librarians for nominating Pug Meets Pig as one of 10 nominees for 2018, and THANK YOU to Missouri kids for voting Pug Meets Pig as the winner!
Download a Pug & Pig READ poster featuring Pug and Pig and their friends Squirrel, Robin, and Cat, or use the contact form on this website to request free copies of the poster.
Starred reviews for Pug & Pig Trick-or-Treat
From Kirkus: “The final scene. . . is as satisfying as it gets. Gallion’s tale works on many different levels: as a look at clever problem-solving and compromise, as a friendship story, and as a text suitable for early readers, with plenty of repetition, simple vocabulary, and short sentences. . . Delightful!”
From Publishers Weekly: “If possible, the pals are even more adorable this time around, thanks to their matching skeleton costumes. . . Gallion subtly explores how the two stay true to themselves, respect what the other needs, and find common ground (namely by getting really muddy . . . )”
Pug & Pig Trick-or-Treat was featured in Working Mother’s 10 Spooky Halloween Books That’ll Get Your Kids Excited for Parties, Costumes and Trick-or-Treating.
Here’s a sampling of PUG MEETS PIG reviews
from industry, teacher, librarian and parent blogs
Starred review from Publishers Weekly: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/reviews/single/9781481420662
From School Library Journal: “The age-old theme of learning to accept a newcomer will resonate with children adjusting to a new sibling or witnessing an old pet adapt to a new one. . . VERDICT: This cozy story is likely to hit the spot with many preschoolers and is a great choice for beginning readers.”
From Teach Mentor Texts: “I’m loving this book as a mentor text for primary writers . . . Reading Pug Meets Pig and asking students to look for the twist, will help them first to recognize it in a story and then they can think about a twist in the stories they write.” http://www.teachmentortexts.com/2016/10/pug-meets-pig-review-and-giveaway.html#axzz4N5HR1p73
From Prose and Kahn: “Yeah, there are other adorable Pug books out there, but make room for this sassy sibling rivalry book. It’s completely adorable from its endpapers through its creamy, lovely illustrations. Pug Meets Pig is a fun read aloud and great for newly emergent readers as well.” http://proseandkahn.blogspot.com/2016/10/review-pug-meets-pig-by.html
From Cracking the Cover: “Pug Meets Pig is very simple at first glance. There are not a lot of words to read, but there’s a lot to glean contextually. Author Sue Lowell Gallion has provided just enough framework for illustrator Joyce Wan to work her magic. Wan’s charming illustrations are reminiscent of those by Tomie dePaola — strong outlines and expressive characters immediately draw you in.”https://www.crackingthecover.com/12805/pug-meets-pig/
From 5 Minutes for Books: “With big rounded faces, the two characters in Sue Lowell Gallion’s new picture book Pug Meets Pig will surely make toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary- aged kids smile.” http://books.5minutesformom.com/40147/pug-meets-pig/
Congratulations to Joyce Wan for being selected for the 2016 Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibit with Pug Meets Pig! Meet Joyce in an interview with Dylan Teut,executive director of the Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival: https://readingwithmrteut.wordpress.com/2016/05/23/learn-more-about-joyce-wan-exclusive-interview/
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