The Creature of Habit
$34.14
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
9 November 2021
Summary
A delightful picture book about a creature of habit whose routine suddenly gets disrupted by the unexpected arrival of a new friend. A perfect story for little readers learning social emotional skills that explores the joy of trying something new!
A very big creature with big teeth, big eyes, and very big feet lives on the island of Habit. Every day the creature happily does the exact same things in the exact same order.
That is, until a small boat carrying a very small creatu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593173053 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593173058 |
| Author: | Jennifer E. Smith, Leo Espinosa |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 9 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 292mm x 248mm |
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Critics Review
“A creature from the island of Habit learns to break out of routine in this encouraging play-on-words story.” - Publishers Weekly
“A creature from the island of Habit learns to break out of routine in this encouraging play-on-words story.” –Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Jennifer E. Smith
Jennifer E. Smith is the author of eight novels for young adults, including The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, Windfall, and Field Notes on Love. She earned a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and her work has been translated into thirty-three languages.
Leo Espinosa is a New York Times bestselling illustrator and designer from Bogota, Colombia. His picture books includes No More Naps by Chris Grabenstein, Islandborn by Junot Diaz, for which he was awarded a Pura Belpre illustrator award, and Goldfish on Vacation by Sally Lloyd-Jones. Leo’s award-winning illustrations have been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts, Pictoplasma, 3x3, and the Society of Illustrators. In addition, he has given multiple lectures and workshops at schools and institutions such as Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute as well as serving on the faculty of the Rhode Island School of Design.
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