Children's Fiction Books & Libraries
Come, Read With Me
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- May 2021
- Category
- Books & Libraries, Adaptations, Imagination & Play, Nursery Rhymes, Bedtime & Dreams
- Recommended Age
- 3 to 5
- Recommended Grade
- p to k
- Recommended Reading age
- 3 to 5
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781459817876
- Publish Date
- May 2021
- List Price
- $19.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459817890
- Publish Date
- May 2021
- List Price
- $0.99
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Description
Join two young children as they begin an adventure through a world of books in this story-within-a-bedtime-story.
This metered read-aloud pays homage to classic children's literature: readers of all ages will love searching for characters they recognize from fairy tales and beloved picture books amongst the pages. Spiders weave words and mythical dragons soar as the children travel through magical lands guided by the rhythm and rhyme of acclaimed author Margriet Ruurs. Little ones will want to cuddle closer and settle in for a delightful journey before heading off to sleep themselves.
About the authors
Margriet Ruurs is the award-winning author of forty books for children. Passionate about literacy, she writes children's and educational materials and conducts author visits and writing workshops at international schools around the world. Her picture book biography A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison won the Canadian Children’s Literature Roundtables Information Book Award and the Crystal Kite Award, and was nominated for several others. Born in the Netherlands, Margriet raised her family in the Yukon, Canada. Today, when she isn't travelling, she runs a booklover's bed and breakfast on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia.
Christine Wei is a Taiwanese artist living on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations in Vancouver, BC. She graduated from Emily Carr University of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Major in Illustration. Christine's work often draws inspiration from sentiment, life stories, and nature-inspired mark-makings. She loves creating art with a variety of mediums to convey relatable narratives in dynamic perspectives.
Awards
- Commended, BC Books for BC Schools
- Commended, Bookstagang Best Foodie Books
Editorial Reviews
“Sweet and richly detailed... Wei’s rich, complex mixed media illustrations make the story’s concept shine, totally capturing the magic of imagination, while Ruurs’s simple, rhythmic text pulls everything together.”
School Library Journal
“A book that parents, primary teachers and librarians can use to introduce a discussion of the world of children's books. [Children] will enjoy the game of identifying the literary references hidden in the lines.”
CM: Canadian Review of Materials
“[Pays] homage to the wonderful world of imagination found in children’s books.”
Kirkus Reviews
Other titles by Margriet Ruurs
Where We Live
Mapping Neighborhoods of Kids Around the Globe
Ghost of the Mill House
Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature Read-Along
Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature
Bus to the Badlands
Elephant Keeper, The
Caring for Orphaned Elephants in Zambia
Birthdays Around the World
Families Around the World
Stepping Stones / حَصى الطُرُقات
A Refugee Family's Journey / رحلة عائلة لاجئة
Stepping Stones / حَصى الطُرُقات Read-Along
A Refugee Family's Journey / رحلة عائلة لاجئة
