Laundry Day

    Laundry Day

    By Maurie J. Manning Illustrated by Maurie J. Manning

    $6.99
    In a picture book that blends realism and fantasy, a shoeshine boy is surprised when apiece of red silk falls from the sky. Trying to find its owner, he ventures up and downfire escapes, back and forth...In a picture book that blends realism and fantasy, a shoeshine boy is surprised when a
    piece of red silk falls from the sky. Trying to find its owner, he ventures up and down
    fire escapes, back and forth across clotheslines, and into the company of the colorfully
    diverse people who live in the tenement. Lively pages laid out in multiple panels, with
    a few words of text in dialogue balloons, capture the exhilarating action, and foreignlanguage
    phrases are translated on the endpapers. There is a cheerful side to a neighborhood
    packed with people of different origins... Read More
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      In a picture book that blends realism and fantasy, a shoeshine boy is surprised when apiece of red silk falls from the sky. Trying to find its owner, he ventures up and downfire escapes, back and forth...In a picture book that blends realism and fantasy, a shoeshine boy is surprised when a
      piece of red silk falls from the sky. Trying to find its owner, he ventures up and down
      fire escapes, back and forth across clotheslines, and into the company of the colorfully
      diverse people who live in the tenement. Lively pages laid out in multiple panels, with
      a few words of text in dialogue balloons, capture the exhilarating action, and foreignlanguage
      phrases are translated on the endpapers. There is a cheerful side to a neighborhood
      packed with people of different origins... Read More
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      In a picture book that blends realism and fantasy, a shoeshine boy is surprised when a
      piece of red silk falls from the sky. Trying to find its owner, he ventures up and down
      fire escapes, back and forth across clotheslines, and into the company of the colorfully
      diverse people who live in the tenement. Lively pages laid out in multiple panels, with
      a few words of text in dialogue balloons, capture the exhilarating action, and foreignlanguage
      phrases are translated on the endpapers. There is a cheerful side to a neighborhood
      packed with people of different origins—the opportunity to make friends
      across race lines, culture lines, and clotheslines!
      Details
      • Pages: 40
      • Publisher: HarperCollins
      • Imprint: Clarion Books
      • Publication Date: 3rd April 2012
      • ISBN: 9780547677392
      Reviews

      "Everything teems with movement and life--completely beguiling."--Kirkus, starred review "There's much to discover in the varied, well-paced frames of this graphic picture book."--Horn Book "A vivid, warmhearted picture book...Manning's pages are exuberance itself as her hero balletically bounds from frame to frame."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "[A] charming picture book with graphic-novel elements...The atmospheric illustrations will draw in young readers and make them feel as if they are pushing their way through the crowded streets, climbing up fire escapes, and swinging from laundry lines along with the shoeshine boy."--School Library Journal "The hustle-and-bustle setting provides another visual treat, matched by the warm exuberance of the boy's neighborly adventure."--Booklist —

      Author Bio
      Maurie J. Manning is the author/illustrator of Kitchen Dance and has illustrated numerous other children's books, some of which she also wrote. She and her children live in Stockton, California. Visit her online at mauriejmanning.com and on Twitter @mauriejmanning.
      Maurie J. Manning is the author/illustrator of Kitchen Dance and has illustrated numerous other children's books, some of which she also wrote. She and her children live in Stockton, California. Visit her online at mauriejmanning.com and on Twitter @mauriejmanning.
      In a picture book that blends realism and fantasy, a shoeshine boy is surprised when a
      piece of red silk falls from the sky. Trying to find its owner, he ventures up and down
      fire escapes, back and forth across clotheslines, and into the company of the colorfully
      diverse people who live in the tenement. Lively pages laid out in multiple panels, with
      a few words of text in dialogue balloons, capture the exhilarating action, and foreignlanguage
      phrases are translated on the endpapers. There is a cheerful side to a neighborhood
      packed with people of different origins—the opportunity to make friends
      across race lines, culture lines, and clotheslines!
      • Pages: 40
      • Publisher: HarperCollins
      • Imprint: Clarion Books
      • Publication Date: 3rd April 2012
      • ISBN: 9780547677392

      "Everything teems with movement and life--completely beguiling."--Kirkus, starred review "There's much to discover in the varied, well-paced frames of this graphic picture book."--Horn Book "A vivid, warmhearted picture book...Manning's pages are exuberance itself as her hero balletically bounds from frame to frame."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "[A] charming picture book with graphic-novel elements...The atmospheric illustrations will draw in young readers and make them feel as if they are pushing their way through the crowded streets, climbing up fire escapes, and swinging from laundry lines along with the shoeshine boy."--School Library Journal "The hustle-and-bustle setting provides another visual treat, matched by the warm exuberance of the boy's neighborly adventure."--Booklist —

      Maurie J. Manning is the author/illustrator of Kitchen Dance and has illustrated numerous other children's books, some of which she also wrote. She and her children live in Stockton, California. Visit her online at mauriejmanning.com and on Twitter @mauriejmanning.
      Maurie J. Manning is the author/illustrator of Kitchen Dance and has illustrated numerous other children's books, some of which she also wrote. She and her children live in Stockton, California. Visit her online at mauriejmanning.com and on Twitter @mauriejmanning.