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  • Great Joy

Great Joy

Author
Kate DiCamillo
Illustrator
Bagram Ibatoulline
Publication Date
September 14, 2010
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Great Joy
Only 5 copies currently available
Description

In this "New York Times" bestseller, Newbery Medalist DiCamillo spins a tale of compassion and holiday warmth ("Publishers Weekly," starred review). Full color.

Publication date
September 14, 2010
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780763649968
Lexile Measure
680
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
BISAC categories
JUV039070 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Homelessness & Poverty
JUV017010 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Christmas & Advent

Kirkus

Starred Review

This simple but powerful story will indeed bring the reader great joy. (Picture book. 4-8)

ALA/Booklist

Starred Review

Ibatoulline’s evocative artwork moves [the story] to a higher level. The setting is the 1940s, and the art captures the time beautifully. 

School Library Journal

Starred Review

The plotline is simplicity itself, and the text lacks any sentimentality or fluff, allowing the acrylic paintings, reminiscent of Norman Rockwell’s work in their warmth and realism, to enrich and expand the story.

Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo is the celebrated author of many books for children, including Flora & Ulysses and The Tale of Despereaux, both of which received Newbery Medals. A former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, she lives in Minneapolis.

Harry Bliss is a cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker. He has illustrated many picture books, including the #1 New York Times best-selling series by Doreen Cronin that began with Diary of a Worm, and he has both written and illustrated several picture books, including Grace for Gus and Luke on the Loose. Harry Bliss lives in New Hampshire.
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