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Gurple and Preen: A Broken Crayon Cosmic Adventure

Linda Sue Park

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This wildly imaginative, crayon-inspired picture book shows that with a bit of teamwork and a universe of creativity, anything is possible!

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Gurple and Preen are in a big mess!

When they crash-land onto an unfamiliar planet with nothing but boxes of crayons, they must work together to get the mission back on course.

From Newbery Award-winning author Linda Sue Park and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi comes a story about all the best things that can come out of a box of crayons.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: Aug 25th, 2020
  • Pages: 48
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.40in - 8.80in - 0.50in - 1.00lb
  • EAN: 9781534431416
  • Recommended age: 04-08
  • Categories: • Imagination & Play• Social Themes - Friendship• Robots

About the Author

Park, Linda Sue: - Linda Sue Park is the author of many novels and picture books, including A Single Shard, the 2002 Newbery Medal winner, and the New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water. Her most recent title is Prairie Lotus, historical fiction for middle grade readers. She is honored to serve on the advisory boards for SCBWI, WNDB, and the Rabbit hOle museum project. Visit her website at LindaSuePark.com and follow her on Twitter @LindaSuePark.
Ohi, Debbie Ridpath: - Debbie Ridpath Ohi's writing or art has appeared in over twenty books for young people. She is the award-winning author and illustrator of Where Are My Books?, I Want to Read ALL the Books, and Sam & Eva with Simon & Schuster. Her illustrations appear in books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, and Linda Sue Park, among others. Debbie lives with her husband in Toronto, Canada. For more info, see DebbieOhi.com.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi is a children's book author.

EDUCATORS: If you do found object art with your young readers after watching this video or after reading #GurpleAndPreen: A Broken Crayon Cosmic Adventure by @LindaSuePark & me @SimonKIDS, I would love to see it! https://twitter.com/inkyelbows/status/1533845586973278213

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Somerset County Library System of New Jersey partners with you to connect, to explore, to share, and to discover.

Virtually connect with @nytimes bestselling author @LindaSuePark, May 14 at 2 p.m. Explore her books "Prairie Lotus," "The One Thing You'd Save," and "Gurple and Preen: A Broken Crayon Cosmic Adventure." Register or learn more: https://t.co/JInPB2sh8d. https://t.co/xv2eMOy2TU

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Canada’s biggest, bilingual summer reading program for kids of all ages, interests, and all abilities. / Le plus important programme de lecture d’été au Canada.

Next up on our list of recommended reads for this year's TD Summer Reading Club is “Gurple and Preen: A Broken Crayon Cosmic Adventure”, a wildly creative story written by @LindaSuePark and illustrated by @debbieohi🖍️📚 #TDSRC https://t.co/uRIgDAKwWh

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Praise for this book

"Seemingly insurmountable problems are defeated one step at a time...the lively cartoon art, featuring digitally collaged crayons, is consistently bright, colorful, and funny." - Kirkus Reviews
"Park's homage to creativity underscores how handy unlikely items can be; Preen ties the tablecloth to gather the crayons, which the quails then ferry to the ship, for example. Ohi's brightly hued digital illustrations combine hyperrealistic crayons (resembling photographs) with less vibrant cartoon art that seems to be drawn with crayons. A clever nod to imagination and ingenuity." - Booklist

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