{"product_id":"i-dont-care-isbn-9780823462841","title":"I Don't Care","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo Caldecott honorees—and real-life best friends— team up to illustrate a story of friendship from bestselling author Julie Fogliano.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike the two stars of this story, illustrators Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal know that differences only make a good friendship stronger. In this bouncy, rhyming story, two best friends think about all the little things that don’t matter– and the big things that really, really do.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith each artist designing and drawing one character, and collaborating on the scenery and details, Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal transformed this sweet story into a celebration of friendship– including their own– and a unique artistic vision.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking remotely, they swapped drawings across the country, using a limited palette of teal and yellow over graphite. As artwork passed back and forth between their mailboxes, childhood versions of each artist came to life and came together on the page into one unified creation.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning author Julie Fogliano’s rhythmic rhymes bring it all together, expressing the unconditional love any best friend can relate to.★ \"Fogliano's sprightly, rhythmic text sets a fun tone for exploring what really matters in friendship. While effective picture books grow from the combining of words and images, this book takes the collaboration a step further by drawing on the talents of real-life best friends and Caldecott honorees Idle and Martinez-Neal. . . . The result is a warm, loving celebration of how to be a friend, and a successful artistic experiment.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★  \"A psychologically acute tally of friendship’s most solid foundations, worth sharing with audiences large or small and tailor-made for reading aloud.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—School Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ \"A friendship book made by friends. . . . Fogliano's deftly rhymed verses, which never miss a beat in their cadence or in their emotional resonance, help readers realize that while the friends don't care about surface matters like appearance, attire, or possessions, they \u003ci\u003edo \u003c\/i\u003ecare about each other. Compositionally, they end up occupying shared space on the spreads and will doubtlessly take up residence in readers' hearts, too. . . . Show you care by sharing this book with others.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[An] enchanting, energetic picture book. . . . Idle and Martinez-Neal each took responsibility for drawing one of the children, and their care and respect for each shines through in the affection between the characters. . . . Fogliano's verse has the bounce and joie de vivre of a game of hopscotch, making it a joy to read aloud in a group or one-on-one setting. . . . This ode to the bestie bond perfectly captures the essential foundations of friendship in any stage of life.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelf Awarness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[A] testament to faithful companionship.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[An] enjoyable collaboration.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Fogliano\u003c\/b\u003e is the New York Times bestselling author of, among other tiles, \u003ci\u003eAnd Then It’s Spring\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf You Want to See a Whale\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eJust in Case You Want to Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Christian Robinson. Recipient of the 2013 the Ezra Jack Keats award and two Boston Globe-Horn Book Honors, her books have been translated into more than ten languages. Julie lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and three children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMolly Idle\u003c\/b\u003e's work as an author-illustrator includes the Caldecott Honor Book \u003ci\u003eFlora and the Flamingo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlora and the Penguin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlora and the Peacocks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlora and the Chicks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlora and the Ostrich\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTea Rex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCamp Rex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSea Rex\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSanta Rex\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books, including \u003ci\u003ePearl\u003c\/i\u003e, an original fable about a mermaid who learns the power of one small act. She lives with her family in Arizona, and invites you to visit her at idleillustration.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuana Martinez-Neal\u003c\/b\u003e is the author and illustrator of the Caldecott Honor winning book \u003ci\u003eAlma and How She Got Her Name\u003c\/i\u003e. She also illustrated \u003ci\u003eLa Princesa and the Pea\u003c\/i\u003e by Susan Middleton Elya, for which she won a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award, \u003ci\u003eBabymoon\u003c\/i\u003e by Hayley Barrett, \u003ci\u003eSwashby and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e by Beth Ferry, and \u003ci\u003eFry Bread: A Native American Family Story\u003c\/i\u003e by Kevin Noble Maillard, which won a Robert F. Sibert Medal. Juana Martinez-Neal lives in Connecticut with her family. 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