{"product_id":"i-know-how-to-draw-an-owl-isbn-9780823456666","title":"I Know How to Draw an Owl","description":"\u003cb\u003eBelle draws the best owl in class, but she doesn’t say why: she sees them in the park, where she and her mother sleep.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCharlotte Zolotow Award Winner!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelle and her mother used to have a house, a table, and chairs, a home like any of Belle’s classmates’. But things changed. Now, they curl up each night in a blanket nest in their old blue car, with their things packed in around them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first night was hard, but they’ve never been alone: their friend the owl has always been nearby, hooting in its tree, looking out for them. Belle longs to catch sight of it, and one night, she finally does. That’s how she learned to draw an owl. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one knows that story. But when a new boy comes to school, a boy whose car looks like Belle’s, a boy who looks lost and scared, it’s Belle’s turn to watch over someone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHilary Horder Hippely’s soulful text pairs with Matt James’s atmospheric illustrations in a book all too relevant to the realities of many families. Neither flinching nor sensationalizing,\u003ci\u003e I Know How to Draw an Owl\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply empathetic and age-appropriate portrayal of a family experiencing housing insecurity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Frostburg State University CLC Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003eHilary Horder Hippely champions courage and kindness while presenting a difficult and relevant topic—unhoused families—in \u003ci\u003eI Know How to Draw an Owl\u003c\/i\u003e. Award-winning illustrator Matt James elevates Hippely's heartfelt story with his richly layered, deeply saturated art.\u003cbr\u003e—Shelf Awareness (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic paintings by James (Tadpoles) convey measured calm throughout this nuanced work whose energy radiates from a transformative encounter.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHippely’s picture book examines the challenging reality of homelessness in an empathetic and accessible way through the eyes of an unhoused child.\u003cbr\u003e—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful, moving picture book.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHippely’s lyrical, empathetic text complements James’ mesmerizing, at times haunting acrylic illustrations. . . A visually compelling, compassionate look at an often-misunderstood situation.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cb\u003eHilary Horder Hippely\u003c\/b\u003e grew up on an island in Washington State. She attended Cornell University, and has advanced degrees in English Literature from the University of Washington and an AA in Early Childhood Education. Her previous picture books include \u003ci\u003eThe Crimson Ribbon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Song for Lena\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdventure on Klickitat Island\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRain or Shine\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Seattle with her husband, near their seven grown children and their families.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt James\u003c\/b\u003e has won many prestigious awards, including the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, the New Mexico Book Award and the Governor General's Award for Illustration. He illustrated \u003ci\u003eWhen the Moon Comes\u003c\/i\u003e by Paul Harbridge and \u003ci\u003eThe Stone Thrower \u003c\/i\u003eby Jael Ealey Richardson. His author-illustrator debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Funeral\u003c\/i\u003e, was named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book. As a child, Matt liked to trace comics and pretend that tennis racquets were guitars. Now he lives in Toronto and behaves more like a grown up.","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303276564709,"sku":"NP9780823456666","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823456666.jpg?v=1767729662","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/i-know-how-to-draw-an-owl-isbn-9780823456666","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}