Outside

In this gentle picture book fantasy, a child’s world transforms through his hard work, imagination, and persistence when he opens the door and steps outside, into to the brave new world of his imagination.
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* "Readers will want to reread this simple but meaningful text and bask again in the glorious illustrations of this splendid debut." —Kirkus, starred review   "Gill understands the dynamics of storytelling and uses economical narration and white space with practiced skill." —Publishers Weekly    "It's an ode to creativity that ends cozily, with the boy's older brother joining him outside at dusk to continue the fun." —Horn Book Magazine    "Gill's oil-on-paper illustrations, shifting from white to golden to blue, transport the reader through an eventful snow day." —Booklist