Any Questions? - by Marie-Louise Gay (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Via a fictional encounter with curious children, answers many of the questions the author receives from children on writing, including where she gets her ideas, how she learned to draw, and how many books she can write in one day.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Many children want to know where stories come from and how a book is made. Marie-Louise Gay's new picture book provides them with some delightfully inspiring answers though a fictional encounter between an author and some very curious children -- together they collaborate on writing and illustrating a story. Marie-Louise Gay has scribbled, sketched, scrawled, doodled, penciled, collaged, and painted the words and pictures of a story-within-a-story that show how brilliant ideas creep up on you when you least expect it and how words sometimes float out of nowhere, asking to be written. <i>Any Questions?</i> presents a world inhabited by lost polar bears, soaring pterodactyls, talking trees, and spotted snails, with cameo appearances by some of the author's favorite characters -- a world where kids become part of the story and let their imaginations run wild, becoming inspired to create tales of their own. At the end of the book, she provides answers to many of the questions children have asked her over the years, such as Are you Stella?, How did you learn to draw?, Can your cat fly?, and How many books do you make in one day?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Winner of the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award</b><br><b>Finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustration</b><br><b>Finalist for the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award</b><br><b>Finalist for the Quebec Writers' Federation Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature</b><br><b>Finalist for the Vancouver Children's Roundtable Information Book Award</b><br><b>A <i>School Library Journal</i> Best Book of the Year</b><br><b>A <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> Best Book of the Year</b><br><b>A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice</b><br><b>A White Ravens Selection</b><br><b>A Globe 100 Best Book</b><br><b>Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts</b> <p/>The whimsical mixed-media illustrations invite exploration, and they include what appear to be handwritten, even cursive passages . . . A delightful and interactive step into the world of creating engaging picture books for children. -- <i>Kirkus Reviews, </i> starred review <p/>Running commentary from children and animals in the background of Gay's mixed-media spreads provides comedic moments as Gay encourages readers to push their own creative boundaries. -- <i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>The sideline commentary from some talkative cats and opinionated children contribute a light touch of humor, and the overall message--that creativity is messy and fun!--is empowering. -- <i>Booklist</i><br><br><br>Praise for the author: <br>Gay's watercolor, pencil, pastel, and collage illustrations fill each scene with a riot of details for children to pore over again and again. . . . A perfect summer's day bound in 32 pages. -- <i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Marie-Louise Gay</b> is a world-renowned author and illustrator of children's books. She has won many prestigious awards, including two Governor General's Awards, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award, the Vicky Metcalf Award, and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. She has also been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Her books have been translated into more than 15 languages and are loved by children all over the world. She lives in Montreal.
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