Big Sister, Long Coat

(Hardback)

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Big sisters are the best! Neither rain nor a series of setbacks can put a damper on a young girls day spent with her big sister. A picture book that captures the love between siblings!

A young girl is thrilled to spend the day with her big sister, but things dont go as planned. Its so hot outsidelegs-stick-to-the-seat hotthat her ice cream melts and then it rains. Their plans must change, and then change again as the library closes just before they arrive. But big sister knows just what to do nexteven if its nothing besides splashing in puddles and looking at the stars. The day isnt anything like little sister expected . . . its better.

For fans of Oge Mora's Saturday, this picture book about the power of sibling friendship comes from award-winning author Nelly Buchet and Salvadoran illustrator Rachel Katstaller.

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"Love and tenderness are expressed in every scene. Even young children will come away with the sense that there is something very important and understated going on beneath the foiled adventures; restraint in text and art give the message its power. VERDICT: Even the best laid plans can change and be a bit unsettling, but when with loved ones, it's never a bad day. Wonderful for all collections."-- "School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW"

Author Bio

Nelly Buchet is the author of ALA Notable Book and Irma Black Award winner Cat Dog Dog: The Story of a Blended Family (PRH, with art by Andrea Zuill, 2020), the four-board book Can't Do series (Bonnier UK, with art by Pau Morgan, 2021), and How to Train Your Pet Brain (Beaming Books, with art by Amy Jindra, 2022). She has taught nonviolent conflict resolution in schools and created a nonprofit project that brings picture books to refugee children through orphanages and libraries. She divides her time between Berlin, Germany, and the US.

Rachel Katstaller is an illustrator from tiny tropical El Salvador. After attending the Summer Residency in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2014, Rachel decided to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a childrens book illustrator. Since then, Rachel has relocated to the Austrian Alps along with her cat, Hemingway.