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Leilong the Library Bus
By (Author) Julia Liu
Illustrated by Bei Lynn
Translated by Helen Wang
Gecko Press
Gecko Press
7th July 2021
1st January 2022
New Zealand
Children
Fiction
Childrens picture books
895.136
Paperback
32
Width 250mm, Height 243mm
A library-loving dinosaur reminds us how it feels to be transported by story in this picture book for young children.
Leilongs friends are taking him to story time at the library. But its difficult for a large, clumsy brontosaurus without a library card to follow all the rules. Especially when enthusiastic Leilong gets caught up in the story and joins in, threatening to flatten the library. Is Leilong too big for the library, or is the library too small
With vibrant and vintage-like illustrations, children of all ages will love this enthusiastic, bumbling dinosaur who just wants, like all of us, to hear a good story. Perfect to read aloud or together with younger dino fans and book-lovers, or for readers aged 5-7.
Other books by Julia Liu:
Leilong's Too Long!
"The what-next is magical. The ending is genius. The book is a heart-moving CELEBRATION of why stories matter so very much, and why some of us cant stop reading them, listening to them, or writing them."
-- Paula Green, Poetry Box"Text and illustrations are perfectly matched here. Via Wangs smooth translation from Chinese, Liu employs simple, direct third-person narration, enhanced by intriguing dialogue and winning characters. Lynns intricate cartoons provide scope and setting and much of the fun as well as thought-provoking details."
-- Kirkus Reviews"A fun way to look at big or small, half full or half empty scenarios and thinking outside the box. Problem solving at its best!"
-- Collected #27 SLANZA"Leilong is a cheerful, bright-green standout among bustling cityscapes and quiet interiors with dark line art and crayon-like smears of rose and dusty blue."
-- Foreword ReviewsJulia Liu has worked as an editor of childrens fiction and has published picture books, illustrated biographies of Einstein and Archimedes and a collection of fairy tales. Bei Lynn is an award-winning Taiwanese illustrator who has written and illustrated picture books, stories, magazines and comics.