7"But what Emily Jenkins and Chris Appelhans' lyrical collaboration is really about is the intoxicating thrill of friendship, and boundless joy of play..." -
The New York Times
A "merry read-aloud." -
The Wall Street Journal Winner of the 2018 Zena Sutherland Award for Best Text
From a heavyweight author and illustrator duo comes a delicious tongue twister of a picture book that features a little round greyhound and a little round groundhog. With very spare, incredibly lively language, this is an entertaining read-aloud, with two amazing--and oh-so-adorable--characters at its heart. When a greyhound meets a groundhog, wordplay and crazy antics ensue. The two animals, much like kids, work themselves into a frenzy as they whirl around and around one another. (
Around, round hound. Around, groundhog!) The pace picks up (
Around and around and astound and astound!), until they ultimately wear themselves out.
"Jenkins's masterful text is deceptively simple." --NPR
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Toys Meet Snow by Emily Jenkins
"Appelhans, whose career up to now has been in animated films such as Coraline, is a revelation." --
Booklist, Starred, on
Sparky!, illustrated by Chris Appelhans
"Appelhans makes an auspicious picture book debut with
strikingly beautiful watercolor and pencil illustrations. His style,
reminiscent of Jon Klassen's, incorporates a muted color palette, but with a slightly softer, rounder quality, while also weaving in visual deadpan humor." --
The Horn Book