H.o.r.s.e.

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H.O.R.S.E. is the latest title from award-winning artist Christopher Myers which like his previous New York Times award-winning take on Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky centres around the basketball court and celebrates the boundlessness of what is possible. As the shots become more and more exaggerated - off the steeple of the Chrysler Building, around the planet, through outer space - the contest becomes a battle of the minds, who can dream the most extraordinary experience. Myer's stunning saturated illustrations complement his narrative to create a winning package.

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"This wonderfully inventive, mordant duel of words offers both an advanced discussion of a particular sport (basketball) and flights of big-talking fancy....An excellent readaloud for kids who scorn fluffy-bunny books and want to play like the big kids." starred, Publishers Weekly

"Christopher Myers uses intricate photo-collages to depict city landscapes while his characters come alive with brushstroke and bold color. Engaging readers young and old in the high-interest topic of sports while imparting ideals of self-confidence and resourceful creativity, this book is a fresh conversation that warrants a listen." starred, Library Media Connection

"This book will encourage all readers to grab a close friend and get out to play a game, matching their athleticism to their imaginations." School Library Journal

"This crowd-pleasing picture book will appeal to young children who will enjoy the whimsy, and to older readers who will appreciate the escalating wordplay in the boys' challenges to each other." The Horn Book Magazine

"The freewheeling format and broadly popular topic makes this eminently saleable as either a readalone or readaloud." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"An exciting bragging-rights adventure on the basketball court, around and beyond planet Earth and back again." Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Christopher Myers is an award-winning picture book writer and illustrator, but that's not all. He is also a fine artist, a filmmaker, a photographer, a video artist, a clothes designer, and a proud Brooklynite. Christopher has won many awards for his children's books, including a Caldecott Honor, four Coretta Scott King Honors, three Boston Globe-Horn Book Honors, a New York Times Best Illustrated citation, and a Charlotte Zolotow Honor. A graduate of Brown University, Christopher was a member of the prestigious Whitney Museum Studio Program. His fine art has been shown in museums and galleries around the country, including PS1, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (Philadelphia), and the Museum of Contemporary Arts (Chicago). His film on Kenya for the Sundance Institute and the Gates Foundation has been used to launch Sundance's Short Film Challenge. Christopher Myers is an award-winning picture book writer and illustrator, but that's not all. He is also a fine artist, a filmmaker, a photographer, a video artist, a clothes designer, and a proud Brooklynite. Christopher has won many awards for his children's books, including a Caldecott Honor, four Coretta Scott King Honors, three Boston Globe-Horn Book Honors, a New York Times Best Illustrated citation, and a Charlotte Zolotow Honor. A graduate of Brown University, Christopher was a member of the prestigious Whitney Museum Studio Program. His fine art has been shown in museums and galleries around the country, including PS1, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (Philadelphia), and the Museum of Contemporary Arts (Chicago). His film on Kenya for the Sundance Institute and the Gates Foundation has been used to launch Sundance's Short Film Challenge.