The Blur

by Minh Lê (Author) Dan Santat (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

Meet a child with superhero-like abilities . . . and the parents who are racing to keep up with her in this sweetly funny picture book about the blur of childhood, from the award-winning creators of Drawn Together.

From the very beginning, there was something different about this child...

An ultrasonic voice. Fantastically elastic limbs. Super-magnetic powers. But it wasn't until the child took her first steps that she became: THE BLUR!

Nothing can stand in her way as she takes the world by storm: always on the move and darting into danger! All too soon, she is zipping through the days, and zooming over the years...

Framed as an origin story, here is a fun superhero romp for kids, filled with bold and bright illustrations, that will pull at the heartstrings of every parent.

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Kirkus Reviews

This one’s for the parents. Enjoy.
Minh Lê
Minh Lê is the acclaimed author of several picture books. His projects with Dan Santat include The Blur, which Kirkus called "a must-purchase" in a starred review, Drawn Together, which won the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and Lift, which received five starred reviews. Minh is also the author of Let Me Finish! illustrated by Isabel Roxas, and The Perfect Seat, illustrated by Gus Gordon. Minh has written for the New York Times, the Horn Book, and the Huffington Post. He currently lives in San Diego, California with his wife and kids.

Dan Santat is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author and illustrator of over a hundred books. His picture book The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend received the Caldecott Medal. He also illustrated The Blur, Lift, and Drawn Together, all written by Minh Lê, which received critical acclaim. Dan is the creator of the Disney animated hit The Replacements. He lives in Southern California with his family.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593377468
Lexile Measure
290
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication date
May 20, 2022
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV013040 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | New Baby
JUV071000 - Juvenile Fiction | Superheroes
Library of Congress categories
Picture books
Babies
Ability

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