The Hello, Goodbye Window (Caldecott Medal Winner)
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Hello, Goodbye Window (Caldecott Medal Winner)
By (Author) Norton Juster
Illustrated by Chris Raschka
Little, Brown & Company
Little, Brown Young Readers
28th May 2024
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 250mm, Height 276mm, Spine 4mm
180g
Description
A Caldecott Medal Winner
The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy's house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway. Everything important happens near it, through it, or beyond it. The world for this little girl will soon grow larger and more complex, but never more enchanting or deeply felt. Her story is both a voyage of discovery and a celebration of the commonplace wonders that define childhood, expressed as a joyful fusion of text with evocative and exuberant art that garnered the highest honour in children's book illustration in 2006.Reviews
* "Grandparents especially will be charmed by this relaxed account of how a child's visit occasions everyday magic."--Publishers Weekly
* "Juster adopts the voice of the child, whose present-tense narration is just right.... Raschka's mixed-media illustrations are characteristically loose and energetic, depicting this happy, biracial family with jewel tones and extravagant swirls."--Kirkus reviews
* "Perfect for lap-sharing, this book will find favor with children and adults alike."--School Library Journal
* "Two well-known names come together in a book that speaks to the real lives of children and their experiences."--Booklist
Author Bio
Norton Juster was the author of a number of children's books, including the contemporary classic The Phantom Tollbooth, illustrated by Jules Feiffer, as well as the sequel to The Hello, Goodbye Window and also illustrated by Chris Raschka, Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie. Formerly an architect by trade, he lived in Amherst, Massachusetts.Chris Raschka is the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator of The Hello, Goodbye Window and A Ball for Daisy. He also received a Caldecott Honor for Yo! Yes and has written and illustrated numerous books for children, including several titles by bell hooks: Happy to Be Nappy, Skin Again, and Be Boy Buzz. A 2012 nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, he lives in New York City.
