Step right up! Step right up! Take a trip to Coney Island and discover the grandest amusement of all-die-cuts that work like magic, transforming words and pictures in the most astonishing ways!
Step right up! Step right up! Take a trip to Coney Island and discover the grandest amusement of all-die-cuts that work like magic, transforming words and pictures in the most astonishing ways!
From the creator of New York Times Best-Illustrated Book Along a Long Road and A Long Way Away, picture book master Frank Viva does it again, this time with astounding die-cuts that transform both words and pictures in delightful ways, while telling the story of a young boy spending his birthday at Coney Island, in search of his heart's desire. Through his innovation of design and content, he continues to expand our expectations of what a picture book can accomplish
Commended for Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) (Picture Book) 2015
“"As my favorite contemporary children's artist-author, only Frank Viva has the esthetic chops to find holes in the certainty of words to let the uncertain poetry of life show through. This book blends and bends simplicity and complexity to their breaking points, and I guarantee it will knock you out."-- Chris Ware, author of Building Stories”
"As my favorite contemporary children's artist-author, only Frank Viva has the esthetic chops to find holes in the certainty of words to let the uncertain poetry of life show through. This book blends and bends simplicity and complexity to their breaking points, and I guarantee it will knock you out."--Chris Ware, author of Building Stories
Frank Viva is an award-winning illustrator and designer living and working in Toronto. His beautiful books include Along a Long Road and A Long Way Away. His art has appeared in many wonderful places, including the cover of the New Yorker. He is outstanding in his field, especially on the farm.
From the creator of New York Times Best-Illustrated Book Along a Long Road and A Long Way Away , picture book master Frank Viva does it again, this time with astounding die-cuts that transform both words and pictures in delightful ways, while telling the story of a young boy spending his birthday at Coney Island, in search of his heart's desire. Through his innovation of design and content, he continues to expand our expectations of what a picture book can accomplish
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