Pictures from our Vacation
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Pictures from our Vacation
By (Author) Lynne Rae Perkins
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
1st July 2007
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Physical Properties
Hardback
32
Width 242mm, Height 290mm, Spine 11mm
415g
Description
Snap!
With their new cameras
Snap!
a brother and sister
Snap!
take pictures of their vacation.
But when they look at their photographs they see:
1. The back of Dad's head2. Feet
3. A container of noodles
That's it
Does 1 + 2 + 3 = summer vacation
What about how it felt to swim in the lake What about the stories their cousins told and the taste of a just-invented strawberry and whipped cream dessert
For those memoriesthe memories of summer and the memories of family that mean the mostthey need to look someplace else. Someplace deep inside. Someplace permanent.
Author Bio
Lynne Rae Perkins was awarded the Newbery Medal for Criss Cross. She is the author of one other book for teensAll Alone in the Universe, a companion to Criss Cross. Lynne Rae Perkins has also written and illustrated several picture books, including Snow Music, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book and a Book Sense Top Ten Pick. "Perkins is a genius at capturing the odd details that reveal so much about individuals and families, and how they interact," said Riverbank Review about her picture book The Broken Cat. The author lives with her family in northern Michigan.
