The Visitor

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ANew York Times/New York Public Libraries Best Illustrated Childrens Book

Two sisters live peacefully on a tiny, remote island. One day they receive a letter, telling them their cousin John is coming to visit. At first the sisters are delighted to have a visitor, but they soon tire of him wanting to bring order to their life of comfortable chaos.

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"In Antje Damms remarkable The Visitor, a boy rushes into a lonely womans black-and-white 3-D collage world, bringing an explosion of color, light and life." -- The 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Childrens Books
"The miniature sepia scenes of her house, filled with cardboard furniture, are gradually brought to life by washes of colour as her small visitor begins to dispel Elises anxious loneliness." -- Best new picture books, The Guardian
"Gorgeous in pictures & words, this is a terrific read-aloud selection & a great story to spark conversation." -- School Library Journal, Starred Review
"In Antje Damms remarkable The Visitor, a boy rushes into a lonely womans black-and-white 3-D collage world, bringing an explosion of color, light and life." -- The 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Childrens Books
"The miniature sepia scenes of her house, filled with cardboard furniture, are gradually brought to life by washes of colour as her small visitor begins to dispel Elises anxious loneliness." -- Best new picture books, The Guardian
"Gorgeous in pictures & words, this is a terrific read-aloud selection & a great story to spark conversation." -- School Library Journal, Starred Review

Author Bio

Antje Damm is a celebrated childrens writer and illustrator. Born in 1965 in Wiesbaden, Germany, she now lives with her husband and four children near Giessen. She has worked as an architect and has written and illustrated over a dozen books for children.