★★★ THREE VOICES, ONE POWERFUL MESSAGE: RESILIENCE ★★★
Join Caldecott and Sibert Medalist JASON CHIN, Caldecott Medalist BRIAN FLOCA, and Hans Christian Andersen Award Winner SYDNEY SMITH for a conversation about their latest books: Hurricane and Island Storm.
The trio will discuss how their respective nonfiction and fiction takes on the topic also offer an inspiring message of resilience.
Thursday, July 24 7pm
SULLALUNA NYC
41, Carmine Street
10014 New York
– – – “APERITIVO WIYH THE AUTHORS” – – –
At 6pm, the authors, together with the publisher Neal Porter, will be at Sullaluna to meet their readers. Join us and reserve your spot here.
★ REVIEWS OF ISLAND STORM ★
“Caldecott Medalist Floca, here taking the role of author, employs atmospheric verse to describe the children’s unaccompanied escapade. . . . Hans Christian Andersen Award recipient Smith captures the burgeoning storm’s splendid energy in broad strokes and splashes. . . .A thrilling story about how a shared exploit can deepen camaraderie and trust—and a dynamic look at the dual powers of nature and volition unleashed.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Readers will experience this tempest alongside the characters, every step of the way. Yet the true heart and soul of the book resides in the siblings’ relationship as they weather the weather—and more—together. . . .The power of nature captivates and compels in this phenomenal tale of pushing limits.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Floca’s poetic text carries all the quiet suspense and crashing weight of an approaching gale, colored by enough loving detail of setting that it finds something powerfully universal in the specific. . . . [A] moving ode to childhood, home, and sibling bonds, set to the awesome bass line of nature.” —Booklist (starred review)
★ REVIEWS OF HURRICANE ★
“Caldecott Medalist Chin braids together three stories: how hurricanes form, how scientists track their potential impact, and how the people of Cape Hatteras, a barrier island off the North Carolina coast, prepare for landfall. . . Deeply empathetic, brilliantly illustrated, and chock-full of information.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“In impeccably crisp signature-style illustrations, Caldecott Medalist Chin opens this picture book with a series of sweeping, high-altitude images of a whirling hurricane forming over the Atlantic and heading for North Carolina’s Hattaras Island.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“In Hurricane, Caldecott and Sibert Medalist Jason Chin (Watercress; Life After Whale) delivers another sensational work of creative nonfiction that features precise details and exacting illustrations. . . .Hurricane is a top-notch addition to the strong body of hurricane picture books for children.”—Shelf Awareness (starred review)