Tupelo Rides the Rails
Description
Award-winning author/illustrator Melissa Sweet introduces Tupelo, an abandoned dog, who must find a new home for herself and her sock toy, Mr. Bones. With creative language and brilliant illustrations, Melissa shows how home is sometimes found in the most unexpected places.
|"Sweet's beautifully detailed artwork, in watercolor and mixed-media, is packed with feeling and story." Booklist Starred, Jan 1 2008 Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
"[A] winsome tale laced with doggy humor...Fans of the popular stray-animal genre will bid her godspeed." Kirkus 3/15/08 Kirkus Reviews
"...crowded scenes in cheery watercolors and mixed media showcase Sweet's unusually expressive canine cast." PW 4/21/08 Publishers Weekly
"...Sweet is a gifted storyteller, working magic in this story." Buffalo News
PUBLISHER:
HarperCollins
ISBN-10:
0618717145
ISBN-13:
9.78062E+12
BINDING:
Hardback
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2008
NUMBER OF PAGES:
40
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
9.50(H) x 7.50(W) x 0.12(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
Children / juvenile
LANGUAGE:
English