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  • Published: 15 September 2020
  • ISBN: 9780735265776
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $32.99

Ray



A humorous picture book about the adventures of a light bulb who embarks on an enlightening journey, from the acclaimed author-illustrator of Petra.

A humorous picture book about the adventures of a light bulb who embarks on an enlightening journey, from the acclaimed author-illustrator of Petra.

At the end of the hall, near the staircase, is a closet. In that closet lives Ray, who is a light bulb. Ray spends most of his time in darkness, which is pretty boring if you don't know how to fill it. So boring that Ray usually slips into a dreamless sleep . . .

Everything changes one day when Ray is migrated into a portable lantern and taken on the trip of a lifetime. He wakes up in a much larger closet (the outside), surrounded by incredible things - too many to count! Everything is super big, and Ray has never felt so small. And in the morning, Ray makes an incredible discovery which will change his life forever.

Meet Ray, a charming new character from the imaginative mind of Marianna Coppo, the creator of Petra!

  • Published: 15 September 2020
  • ISBN: 9780735265776
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $32.99

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Praise for Ray

ACCOLADES AND PRAISE FOR Petra:

Nominated, Children's Literature Association of Utah Beehive Award - Children's Picture Books, 2020
Nominated, Kate Greenaway Medal, 2019
Nominated, Goodreads Choice Award, 2018
One of Brooklyn Public Library's Favourite Books of 2018
One of Book Riot's 38 Children's Book Gift Ideas for Clueless Grown-Ups

"Meet Petra, a smooth grey oval of possibility . . . a pleasantly intelligent book." --Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews

"[S]imple, smooth, and stylish. . . . Change may be the only constant in Petra's peripatetic existence, but her bubbly optimism is as solid as a Gibraltar." --Starred Review, Publishers Weekly

"You've never seen a cuter rock . . . Petra's unmitigated confidence in an unpredictable world make(s) it a keeper." --Starred Review, Booklist