Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780764367793
Publisert
2024-02-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Vekt
45 gr
Høyde
203 mm
Bredde
279 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
32
Om bidragsyterne
After 25 years of teaching in inner-city schools, Melanie Moore founded the Book Bus, a mobile bookstore in Cincinnati. Moore uses 100 percent of the profits from the store—which is housed in a 1962 Volkswagen pickup truck—to buy new children’s books for schools and organizations in low-income areas. Learn more at cincybookbus.com. Brian Wray was born in Cincinnati and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. He is the author of Traveling Rose, Fen's Drop of Gray, and Maia and the Very Tall Wall. His first two books, Max’s Box and Unraveling Rose, were Foreword INDIES Gold winners for "Picture Books, Early Reader." Visit AuthorBrianWray.com. Mike Helm has made pictures since he was kid and has always wanted to make a picture book. He has worked as a designer, videographer, and musician and is the author of the novel Ex Post Facto. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit his website at HelmWorksInc.com/mlh.
Based on the true story of the Book Bus in Cincinnati, this picture book follows a vintage VW pickup truck that embarks on a new adventure to share the joy of reading.
Tilly the truck loves two things—helping out on the farm and listening to the stories read to her by the little girl who lives in the farmhouse.
As time passes, things change on the farm, and life gets very quiet for Tilly. Missing the feeling of being useful and the sounds of stories being read, Tilly has an idea to share books with the community by becoming the Book Bus.
Children gleefully gathered around the little truck when they saw all of the books she had to give. One by one, Tilly handed each of them a special story of their very own.
But when Tilly's passion for sharing books is jeopardized, will the community come forward to help her out?
Tilly the truck loves two things—helping out on the farm and listening to the stories read to her by the little girl who lives in the farmhouse.
As time passes, things change on the farm, and life gets very quiet for Tilly. Missing the feeling of being useful and the sounds of stories being read, Tilly has an idea to share books with the community by becoming the Book Bus.
Children gleefully gathered around the little truck when they saw all of the books she had to give. One by one, Tilly handed each of them a special story of their very own.
But when Tilly's passion for sharing books is jeopardized, will the community come forward to help her out?
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Based on a true story, this picture book follows a vintage VW pickup truck that embarks on a new adventure to share the joy of reading as the Book Bus.
- Based on the true story of Cincy Book Bus and its goal of getting books to children in need, this story focuses on the connections we make when sharing stories, the importance of reading, community building, and the worlds that can open up for children when they have books of their own.
- Melanie Moore's Book Bus endeavor has been featured in Forbes, Soapbox, Cincinnati Enquirer, Publishers Weekly, Shelf Awareness, Bold Journey (https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-melanie-moore/)
- The Book Bus has 14.6K followers on Instagram and 6.4K followers on Facebook
- Brian Wray is an award-winning and prolific author with experience promoting children's books
- Strong local/regional ties to the Cincinnati, Ohio, area
- Children will identify with Tilly’s love of stories and the bond formed when we share them with each other.
- After Tilly is replaced by newer trucks on the farm, she makes the decision to set out on her own for the first time showing that it is possible to reinvent yourself and be useful
- Any child who knows the joy of cuddling up and listening to a story or learning to read will be able to identify with Tilly’s love of books.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780764367793
Publisert
2024-02-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Vekt
45 gr
Høyde
203 mm
Bredde
279 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
32