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Clarion Books, 2014-02-09

Nana in the City: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Nana in the City: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

Lauren Castillo, Author

Lauren Castillo, Illustrator

Hardcover

9780544104433

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In this magical picture book, a young boy visits his nana and is frightened by the noise and crowds in the city where she lives. Then Nana makes him a special cape to help him be brave, and soon the city's everyday sights and sounds are not scary, but wonderful. Full color.
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Keywords and Themes: City & Town Life • Country Life • Family • Farm Life & Ranch Life • JUV013030 • JUV013040 • JUV023000 • JUV024000 • JUV039090 • JUV039180 • JUV039270 • Juvenile Fiction • Lifestyles • Multigenerational • New Baby • New Experience • Social Themes • Strangers • Violence

Age Range • 4-7

Pages • 40

Subjects • City and town life • Courage • Grandmothers • Courage in children

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational • Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience • Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Country Life • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Strangers • Juvenile Fiction | Family | New Baby • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Violence • Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Farm Life & Ranch Life

A Caldecott Honor Book * A Huffington Post Best Picture Book about Family * An NYPL 100 Books for Reading and Sharing * A 100 Scope Notes Top 20 Book of the Year

In this magical picture book, a young boy spends an overnight visit with his nana and is frightened to find that the city where she lives is filled with noise and crowds and scary things.

But then Nana makes him a special cape to help him be brave, and soon the everyday sights, sounds, and smells of the city are not scary--but wonderful. The succinct text is paired with watercolor illustrations that capture all the vitality, energy, and beauty of the city.

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