The Story Factory by Jam Dong - ISBN: 9781536230000
Hardcover
When the story factory breaks, imagination might save the day.

The Story Factory

$25.41

  • Hardcover

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    21 January 2025

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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
What They're Saying

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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