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    Mouseboat

    Author Larissa Theule On Tour
    Illustrated by Abigail Halpin
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    Hardcover
    $18.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Viking Books for Young Readers
    8.87"W x 10.81"H x 0.31"D  
    On sale Mar 28, 2023 | 40 Pages | 9780593327357
    Preschool - 3
    Reading Level: Lexile AD300L | Fountas & Pinnell M
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    A lyrical, soothing story about new beginnings, even in the darkest times, Mouseboat is a powerful tribute to finding your way home again.

    The wind is your voice.
    You whisper to me.

    A young girl feels lost after the death of her mother. Dad tries his best to manage everything alone, but things just aren't the same. When they take a trip to their lake house, the girl longs to feel a connection to her mom, and so she takes out the small mouseboat that she and her mom built together. And somehow, in the wind and the rain, protected by the mouseboat, she finds her mother's love.
    Larissa Theule View titles by Larissa Theule
    ABIGAIL HALPIN is an illustrator living in southern Maine, a few miles from the sea. Her illustrations are a blend of traditional and digital media, and she has illustrated many beautiful children’s books including Finding Wild, Fort Building Time, Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin and the Anne Chapter Book series (Anne Arrives, Anne's Kindred Spirits, Anne's School Days, Anne's Tragical Tea Party, Anne Dares and Anne Dreams). View titles by Abigail Halpin
    ★ "Figurative language in first person pairs with abstract watercolor illustrations to make a breathtaking lyrical picture book that beautifully portrays Faye’s sorrow and longing. . . . This book will remind grieving readers that loved ones are waiting for them with patience and understanding." —BCCB, starred review

    ★ "With sensitivity and immediacy, this prescient picture book charts a cathartic journey through grief to hope." —Booklist, starred review

    "With spare, heartfelt text, Theule invites readers into a narrating child’s deepest feelings . . . Halpin’s crisp mixed-media art depicts a lush green woodland and brilliant blue water that shimmers, roils, laps, and crashes in dramatic scenes that mimic the child’s emotional journey." —Publishers Weekly

    "A good book to help children cope with loss and to help them discover fresh starts even during the most challenging times." —The Horn Book
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    A lyrical, soothing story about new beginnings, even in the darkest times, Mouseboat is a powerful tribute to finding your way home again.

    The wind is your voice.
    You whisper to me.

    A young girl feels lost after the death of her mother. Dad tries his best to manage everything alone, but things just aren't the same. When they take a trip to their lake house, the girl longs to feel a connection to her mom, and so she takes out the small mouseboat that she and her mom built together. And somehow, in the wind and the rain, protected by the mouseboat, she finds her mother's love.

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    Larissa Theule View titles by Larissa Theule
    ABIGAIL HALPIN is an illustrator living in southern Maine, a few miles from the sea. Her illustrations are a blend of traditional and digital media, and she has illustrated many beautiful children’s books including Finding Wild, Fort Building Time, Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin and the Anne Chapter Book series (Anne Arrives, Anne's Kindred Spirits, Anne's School Days, Anne's Tragical Tea Party, Anne Dares and Anne Dreams). View titles by Abigail Halpin

    Praise

    ★ "Figurative language in first person pairs with abstract watercolor illustrations to make a breathtaking lyrical picture book that beautifully portrays Faye’s sorrow and longing. . . . This book will remind grieving readers that loved ones are waiting for them with patience and understanding." —BCCB, starred review

    ★ "With sensitivity and immediacy, this prescient picture book charts a cathartic journey through grief to hope." —Booklist, starred review

    "With spare, heartfelt text, Theule invites readers into a narrating child’s deepest feelings . . . Halpin’s crisp mixed-media art depicts a lush green woodland and brilliant blue water that shimmers, roils, laps, and crashes in dramatic scenes that mimic the child’s emotional journey." —Publishers Weekly

    "A good book to help children cope with loss and to help them discover fresh starts even during the most challenging times." —The Horn Book

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