The Story Factory
$25.41
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
21 January 2025
Summary
What happens when the factory that makes books stops working? A whimsical celebration of creativity, bookmaking, and original storytelling.
Once upon a time, all the books in the world were manufactured at one place—the Story Factory!
The workers at the story factory know exactly what it takes to make a book: characters, a plot, vocabulary, and punctuation. All the same elements are used over and over again, and everything has a precise order. Nothing…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781536230000 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1536230006 |
| Author: | Jam Dong |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 21 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 437g |
| Dimensions: | 276mm x 238mm x 9mm |
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Critics Review
A colorful, explosively entertaining parable about books and the power of imagination.
—Kirkus Reviews
The message that creativity is better when it’s not constrained to specific elements will come in handy for aspiring writers who are taught there is only “one” way to do things, and adults reading to their kiddos may pick up on some sharp commentary about the publishing industry and censorship.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
An entertaining story about the unexpected ways stories can be inspired, created, and discovered.
—Booklist
About The Author
Jam Dong
Jam Dong was born in Shanghai, China. She studied animation in London and received her MFA in illustration from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is a regular contributor to the New York Times and PLANSPONSOR magazine, and she illustrated I Ship by Kelly Rice Schmitt. A Bologna Children’s Book Fair selected illustrator in 2020–2021, Jam Dong lives in Boston.
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