In Plain Sight

(Paperback)

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Sophie lives with Mama and Daddy and Grandpa, who spends his days by the window. Every day after school, it's Grandpa whom Sophie runs to. "Here I am, Grandpa!" "Ah, Sophie, how was your day" As Sophie and her grandpa talk, he asks her to find items he's "lost" throughout the day, guiding Sophie on a tour through his daily life and connecting their generations in this sweet, playful picture book from Richard Jackson, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist and Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner Jerry Pinkney.

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"The best part of this collaboration between the longtime editor and the Caldecott Medalist is the playfulness that oozes from Jackson's well-chosen words and the warmth of Pinkney's artwork. There's one thing that's never missing from this gentle story about a special bond between the generations, and that's the love Grandpa and Sophie have for each other."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A fabulous family story with something for the young and old alike."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"This appealing story about a dynamic intergenerational relationship is large enough to share with a group, but individual children will want to pore over the art to spot all of the details in plain sight."--School Library Journal, starred review

"This makes a good one-on-one read aloud for those not quite ready for Martin Handford's Where's Waldo series."--Booklist

Author Bio

Richard Jackson (1935-2019) was a editor and publisher of children's books for over forty years-a champion of authors like Judy Bloom and Virginia Hamilton. In 2005, the year of his official retirement, he gave the May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture, a coveted lectureship awarded for significant contributions to the field of children's literature. In 2016, Jackson began his career as an author, writing critically acclaimed picture books like Have a Look, Says Book, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, All Ears, All Eyes, illustrated by Katherine Tillotson, and In Plain Sight. He lived with his wife in Towson, Maryland. Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021) was one of the most heralded children's book illustrators of all time and illustrated more than 100 books. He had the rare distinction of being the recipient of five Caldecott Honors and the winner of the 2010 Caldecott Medal for The Lion and the Mouse. He won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award five times and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor four times. Jerry received several major lifetime achievement awards and was the first children's book illustrator elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He lived with his wife, author Gloria Jean Pinkney, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.