{"product_id":"camp-tiger-isbn-9780399173295","title":"Camp Tiger","description":"\u003cb\u003eSix Starred Reviews!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelf Awareness Best Children's Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2019 New York Public Library Best Book for Kids\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImagination meets reality in this poetic and tender ode to childhood, illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner, John Rocco.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery year, a boy and his family go camping at Mountain Pond. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsually, they see things like an eagle fishing for his dinner, a salamander with red spots on its back, and chipmunks that come to steal food while the family sits by the campfire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut this year is different. This year, the boy is going into first grade, and his mother is encouraging him to do things on his own, just like his older brother. And the most different thing of all . . . this year, a tiger comes to the woods. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith lyrical prose and dazzling art, Pulitzer Prize finalist Susan Choi and Caldecott-honor winning artist John Rocco have created a moving and joyful ode to growing up.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCamp Tiger:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e★ ★ ★ ★ \u003cb\u003e★ \u003cb\u003e★\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Six Starred Reviews!\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003e2019 Booklist Editors’ Choice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShelf Awareness Best Children's Book of 2019\u003cbr\u003eA 2019 New York Public Library Best Book for Kids\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"\u003c\/b\u003eCaldecott Honoree Rocco's \u003cb\u003estunning paintings \u003c\/b\u003efeature a range of perspectives...allowing [them] to \u003cb\u003eleap off the pages.\u003c\/b\u003e Youngsters will thrill at the possibilities presented in Pulitzer Prize–winner Choi’s tale, which \u003cb\u003ecombines fantasy with the everyday.\"—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"\u003c\/b\u003eA \u003cb\u003emultilayered\u003c\/b\u003e coming-of-age story filled with \u003cb\u003eexquisitely executed art.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★\u003c\/b\u003e \"[A] resonant tale of \u003cb\u003efamily connectedness\u003c\/b\u003e, burgeoning\u003cb\u003e independence\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eembracing the new\u003c\/b\u003e and unknown.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, starred review \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \u003c\/b\u003e\"The mixed media \u003cb\u003eillustrations are stunning\u003c\/b\u003e. This beautiful paring of text and illustrations is \u003cb\u003ean excellent choice\u003c\/b\u003e for group sharing and \u003cb\u003ecan spark discussion\u003c\/b\u003e about ways to cope with new situations.\u003cb\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e★ \u003c\/b\u003e\"Leaves readers with \u003cb\u003ea sense of quiet wonderment\u003cb\u003e.” –\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e★ \u003c\/b\u003e\"Youngsters will welcome this fantasy-touched acknowledgment of the challenges of growing up.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e” –\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e, starred review  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A moving story about a young boy finding his independent spirit.” --\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Stunning watercolor illustrations highlight a child’s growing independence.\" --New York Public Library\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSusan Choi's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Foreign Student\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction.  Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize.  Her third novel, \u003ci\u003eA Person of Interest\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the 2009 PEN\/Faulkner Award.  In 2010 she was named the inaugural recipient of the PEN\/W.G. Sebald Award.  Her fourth novel,\u003ci\u003e My Education\u003c\/i\u003e, received a 2014 Lambda Literary Award.  A recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, Susan teaches fiction writing at Yale and lives with her family in Brooklyn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is her first book for children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Rocco is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and illustrator of many award-winning books for children, including the Caldecott Honor-winning picture book \u003ci\u003eBlackout.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the illustrator for the internationally bestselling series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Kane Chronicles, The Heroes of Olympus, and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. His most recent titles include the fully illustrated version of Percy Jackson and the Olympians and \u003ci\u003eBig Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton\u003c\/i\u003e. John lives in Rhode Island with his wife, daughter, two wild cats, and one very rambunctious dog named Lucy.","brand":"G.P. 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