Today
By (Author) Julie Morstad
Simply Read Books
Simply Read Books
1st February 2017
Canada
Children
Fiction
813.6
Hardback
40
Width 290mm, Height 320mm
This beautiful new book by award-winning illustrator Julie Morstad captures a child's imaginative delight in the ordinariness of the world, from getting dressed, to having breakfast, to choosing ways to get to school. This is a modern version of classic books like Oh, What a Busy Day by Gyo Fujikawa and The Best Storybook Ever by Richard Scarry.
Spring 2017 Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens selection!
2017 TD Summer Reading Club Top Recommended Read!
Julie Morstad is known for her surreal, whimsical work. Her books have garnered many accolades, including the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award, Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize at the BC Book Prizes, and First Prize at the Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design; they have been shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustration, Foreword Reviews' Book of the Year Award, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award (Picture Book Category), and Chocolate Lily Award (Picture Book Category). She lives in Vancouver, Canada.