{"product_id":"this-table-9781771645829","title":"This Table","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Sophie Blackall's \u003ci\u003eFarmhouse\u003c\/i\u003e comes a gorgeous story of one table and the life that grows around it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis moving picture book traces a table and its transformation: from a seed to a tree to a treasured object in a home. Strong and stable through the years, the table becomes a space for being together: for birthday parties and science projects, and meals big and small. With captivating text and lush illustrations, \u003ci\u003eThis Table\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire conversations about the everyday, ordinary objects in our lives, and their role in creating lifelong memories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe table was strong and stable.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was placed in the middle of a room in the middle of a house, and life grew up around it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was perfect for birthday cakes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand catching a slice of morning light, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efor drawing imaginary worlds, and unfolding maps to discover real ones.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Killian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greystone Kids\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 11.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771645829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2024 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/28\/2024 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Killian\u003c\/b\u003e is a picture book author whose debut picture book, \u003ci\u003eThis Table\u003c\/i\u003e, will be followed by \u003ci\u003eIn-Between Places\u003c\/i\u003e. She comes from a film background, and she has worked in both film production and creative development. Alex still has a handmade wooden table she picked up after college, which has occupied a special spot in her living places in San Francisco and Los Angeles, as well as in her current home in Long Beach, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrooke Smart\u003c\/b\u003e lives with her husband and three children in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her work appears in children's books, children's magazines, newspapers, and on walls of buildings near and far. She loves working with traditional media, especially with watercolor, gouache, and (on occasion) acrylic paint. Much of her time is spent at her kitchen table with her family--eating, playing board games for endless hours, creating imaginary worlds from Legos or paper or cardboard and, of course, drawing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Greystone Kids","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43774336630899,"sku":"9.78177E+12","price":21.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ea9ff471-d33c-4337-91eb-436ac62eb45f.jpg?v=1757422837","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/this-table-9781771645829","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}