The Hotel Balzaar
$23.27
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
7 November 2024
Summary
In a wise and magical follow-up to The Puppets of Spelhorst, Kate DiCamillo revisits the land of Norendy, where tales swirl within tales—and every moment is a story in the making.
At the Hotel Balzaar, Marta’s mother rises before the sun, puts on her uniform, and instructs Marta to roam as she will but quietly, invisibly—like a little mouse. While her mother cleans rooms, Marta slips down the back staircase to the grand lobby to chat with the bellman, study the paint…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529523782 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529523788 |
| Author: | Kate DiCamillo, Júlia Sardà |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 7 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 142mm x 200mm |
| Series: | The Norendy Tales |
| Audience Age: | 7-10 |
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Critics Review
In this follow-up to The Puppets of Spelhorst, DiCamillo showcases the capacity for storytelling to soothe and inspire hope in a pithy, nuanced tale peppered with gentle humor and enduring grace. Striking illustrations by Sardà (Godfather Death) recall woodcutting and elegant art deco line art. * Kirkus *
Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo is one of America’s most beloved storytellers. She is a former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and a two-time Newbery Medalist. Born in Philadelphia, she grew up in Florida and now lives in Minneapolis.
Júlia Sardà is the illustrator of many books for young readers, including The Queen in the Cave, which she also wrote, and Moving the Millers’ Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: A True Story by Dave Eggers. She lives in Barcelona.
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