HERE AND THERE
Can you hear the music all around you? In this touching picture book, Ivan finds healing and hope in nature's music and beauty while experiencing the early stages of his parents' separation. When he realizes that birds sing their enchanting songs both here at his mom's house and there at his dad's house, Ivan takes his first step toward finding the freedom and joy to sing along, whether he's here or there. This tale of personal growth will provide a much-needed mirror for children in times of change - and an important reminder for all that there's beauty everywhere you look.
TAMARA ELLIS SMITH
I was a creative kid. I wrote in journals, I wrote poems, I wrote plays, I made clothes, I cooked. But I was not patient. In fact, I was almost allergic to patience. Truly. If something took more than a minute to do, then I got all itchy and breathed heavy like a dog on a hot day. If I couldn't figure something out quickly, then I believed it wasn't worth doing. Boy was I wrong. I had to work a long time to become a writer. I did a lot of other kinds of jobs, especially teaching. I became a mom. I went to Vermont College of Fine Arts. I read a lot of books. And I wrote and wrote and wrote and wrote. Now I live in Vermont again. With my own family - four kids and my husband. My favorite things to do are running on the trails by my house with my friends and our dogs, making soup and chocolate desserts, writing stories for kids, and - still - reading. Oh, and practicing my patience.
Edad recomendada: A partir de 3 años.
ELLIS SMITH TAMARA
Tamara Ellis Smith es una autora estadounidense de libros infantiles y juveniles. Escribe novelas de grado medio y álbumes ilustrados que abordan temas como el duelo, la separación y el cambio, con un enfoque empático y esperanzador. Su novela Another Kind of Hurricane fue finalista del Vermont Book Award, y sus libros Here and There y Grief Is an Elephant se utilizan en escuelas y bibliotecas como recursos para ayudar a los niños a enfrentar situaciones difíciles. Tamara estudió dramaturgia en la Universidad de Nueva York y escritura para jóvenes en el Vermont College of Fine Arts. Vive en Richmond, Vermont, con su familia, y disfruta correr por senderos junto al río y hornear postres con chocolate y mantequilla de maní.
