{"product_id":"colettes-lost-pet-isbn-9781101917596","title":"Colette's Lost Pet","description":"\u003cb\u003eA charming and funny story about navigating new places and friendships. Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eUni the Unicorn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSparky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColette is exploring her new neighborhood and wants to make friends. But when she encounters someone her age she’s never met before, she doesn’t know what to say—so she hastily invents a lost pet! Things spiral a bit out of control as a neighborhood-wide search party is assembled and Colette makes her pet bird more amazing with each telling. Will the neighborhood kids catch on to her ever-growing fib? \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This charming story both clearly identifies the struggle of navigating a different experience and demonstrates to kids a lovely and welcoming way to treat someone new in their community.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e Best Kids' Book of the Year (2017)\u003cbr\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book for Kids pick\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred in CCBC’S \u003ci\u003eBest Books for Kids \u0026amp; Teens \u003c\/i\u003e(2017)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003ci\u003e Colette's Lost Pet\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[M]agical . . . Arsenault continues to teach us about children while advancing the art of books created for them.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Arsenault crafts a story rooted in themes of understanding, empathy, and the way imagination can be used to silently conspire and inspire.\" \u003cb\u003e--Starred Review,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"With a graphic-novel-like format, arresting artwork, and a story that will ring true to many little kids with big imaginations of their own, this warm, funny picture book hits all the right notes.\" \u003cb\u003e--Starred Review, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Arsenault’s story has the feel of a campfire song, increasingly fun and outrageous until the joyful end and its promise of new friendships.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The boundary between picture book and comic is delightfully blurred in this sensitive story about a girl with a yellow raincoat and a fictional lost pet.\"\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e--National Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Arsenault’s drawings, in grays, blacks, yellows and a bit of light blue, are sweet but not saccharine, and the hand-lettered text is relaxed and inviting—much like the entire story. Delightful.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Isabelle Arsenault has created a memorable young protagonist who will charm readers with her vivid imagination and dynamic spirit.\"\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Canadian Children’s Book News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eCloth Lullaby\u003c\/i\u003e, by Amy Novesky, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With evocative, gorgeous illustrations and an inspirational story of an artist not often covered in children's literature, this arresting volume is an excellent addition to nonfiction picture book collections, particularly those lacking titles about women artists.\" --\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSplendid visual and verbal introduction to little-known artist Louise Bourgeois.\" --\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eJane, The Fox \u0026amp; Me\u003c\/i\u003e, by Fanny Britt, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A sensitive and possibly reassuring take on a psychological vulnerability that is all too common and not easily defended.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"More than a few readers will recognize themselves in Hélène and find comfort.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eISABELLE ARSENAULT studied graphic design at the Université du Québec in Montreal, Canada. She has won Canada’s prestigious Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Literature three times, along with many other awards and distinctions. Two of her picture books have been named \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year. She lives and works in Montreal. Visit her on the Web at isabellearsenault.com.","brand":"Tundra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302484988133,"sku":"NP9781101917596","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781101917596.jpg?v=1767723899","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/colettes-lost-pet-isbn-9781101917596","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}