The Someone New
By (Author) Jill Twiss
Illustrated by EG Keller
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
20th May 2019
United States
Children
Fiction
813.6
Hardback
32
Width 254mm, Height 254mm
397g
From Jill Twiss and EG Keller, the author and illustrator team behind the #1 New York Times bestselling picture bookLast Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, comes The Someone New, a fresh and timely story about how it feels when someone new comes knocking at your door.
"A beautiful and timely message wrapped in a sweet story about new friendship." Jesse Tyler Ferguson, actor
"A beguiling, entertaining, gorgeously illustrated story of adorable animals reminding us humans of our humanity." Jon Cryer, actor
Jitterbug the chipmunk likes it when things stay the same. So when one day Pudding the snail comes into her woods, Jitterbug worries that everything will be different. What if Pudding spoils everything What if theres no more room for Jitterbug
With the help of her friends, can Jitterbug welcome the newcomer and learn that kindness is stronger than fear
Kellers artwork is playful and expressive, and each animal has a distinctive personality. Twisss messaging is important for child readers (and perhaps some adults) to embrace. Publishers Weekly A beautiful and timley message wrapped in a sweet story about new friendship. Im going to have kids just so I can read them Jill Twisss heavenly books. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, actor A beguiling, entertaining, gorgeously illustrated story of adorable animals reminding us humans for our humanity. Jon Cryer
Jill Twiss is the author of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Presents: A Day In The Life of Marlon Bundo, a New York Times #1 Bestseller. She is also a comedy writer who has won multiple Emmys, WGA Awards, and Peabody Awards for her work as a staff writer on HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. In her not-so-spare time, Jill writes sentences for the Scripps National Spelling Bee on ESPN and is working on a musical about the women of the Seneca Falls Convention.