Hardcover
A line’s journey to discover its unique, creative self.

Once Upon a Line

$33.55

  • Hardcover

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    11 October 2022

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Summary

A clever children’s picture book about self-discovery, creativity, and finding your own path, told through the journey of one small drawn line.

“Once upon a time, a line was drawn.” So begins the story of Line, a small drawing with big questions: Who is he? What should he do? Where does he fit in?

As Line travels from mountains to sea and straight paths to unexpected curves, he tries on new shapes, sizes, angles, and identities, often with hilarious results. Along the way, he …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781685550042
ISBN-10:1685550045
Author:Elliot Kreloff
Publisher:The Collective Book Studio
Imprint:The Collective Book Studio
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:11 October 2022
Weight:363g
Dimensions:10mm x 254mm x 197mm
Audience Age:4-8
A-Format
Once Upon a Line by Elliot Kreloff - ISBN: 9781685550042
254 × 197 mm
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C-Format
A4
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Critics Review

As a plain black line seeks its purpose in life, puns provide possible answers in this picture book. Friends and relations offer suggestions in reply to Line’s repeated question, What’s a line supposed to do? Still unsettled, Line decides to broaden his horizon, traveling in every cardinal direction until finally discovering that he should make his own mark. Mixed-media collages form Line’s buddies, and patterned cut-outs come together in cheery scenes of Line’s travels. * Publishers Weekly *

About The Author

Elliot Kreloff

Elliot Kreloff is an award-winning designer and children’s book illustrator. His career as creative director for Scholastic Books, Disney Publishing Worldwide, MacMillan Publishing, Blue Apple Books, and his own studio, Design Five, has spanned over forty years. As an arts educator, he has taught at Parsons School of Design, New York Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and Fordham University. His books have been awarded Best Book of the Year by Child Magazine, and he has received numerous awards from various professional design organizations. He lives in Harlem, NYC.

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