The Good Little Book
  • Published: 2 November 2015
  • ISBN: 9781770494510
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $34.99

The Good Little Book

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For readers of all ages, a charming fable about a bad little boy who meets a good little book. An ode to old favorites and printed books.

While banished to a dusty study one day "to think things over", a boy pulls a book off a shelf and with great reluctance begins to read. As the afternoon passes, the story nabs him and carries him away. Before long, this good little book becomes his loyal companion, accompanying him everywhere ... until, one day, the book is lost. Will this bad little boy get back his good little book? Will the good little book survive on its own without a proper jacket? A quirky, enchanting tale of literary love and loss -- and love found again -- that will win the heart of even the most reluctant reader.
  • Published: 2 November 2015
  • ISBN: 9781770494510
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $34.99
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About the author

Kyo Maclear

Kyo Maclear is a self-professed spork – her father is British and her mother is Japanese. She was born in England, but moved to Canada at a young age. Kyo lives in Toronto with her two sons, two cats, a musican and a truckload of books.

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Praise for The Good Little Book

PRAISE FOR Kyo Maclear:

"...guarantee it'll leave you hungry." - The National Post (Julia, Child)
"[A] delicious new children's book." - The Toronto Star (Julia, Child)

"Knowledge of Virginia Woolf and her painter-sister Vanessa Bell is unncessary; this works beautifully as a bad-day/bad-mood or animal-transformation tale, while readers who know actual depression will find it handled with tenderly forceful aplomb." - Starred review, Kirkus Reviews (Virginia Wolf)

"While some picture-book tales have difficulty promoting the 'different can be good' message without slipping into deep didacticism, Maclear's text feels nearly effortless. The inanimate-object identification also pairs brilliantly with Arsenault's melding of mixed media and digital art." - Starred review, Kirkus Reviews (Spork)