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The Relatives Came

Cynthia Rylant

Honor Book:Caldecott Medal -Picture Book (1986)
Winner:Keystone to Reading Book Award -Children's (1987)
The relatives' station wagon: it smelled like a real car, looked like a rainbow, and was roomy enough for a crowd.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: Jul 31st, 1993
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.38in - 9.22in - 0.13in - 0.33lb
  • EAN: 9780689717383
  • Recommended age: 04-07
  • Categories: Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes)Places - GeneralLifestyles - Country Life

About the Author

Gammell, Stephen: - Stephen Gammell is the beloved illustrator of more than fifty books for children, including Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman, which received the Caldecott Medal, and two Caldecott Honor Books: The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant, Where the Buffaloes Begin by Olaf Baker, and The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate Our School by Judy Sierra. Mr. Gammell lives with his wife, Linda, in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Rylant, Cynthia: - Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie & Pearl, Motor Mouse, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Portland, Oregon.