Praise for Here Is a Book

***STARRED REVIEW*** "[A] winningly granular work...It’s a step-by-step representation of how a book comes into being, focused on how much depends on “teamwork, time, beauty, adventure, grit, inspiration, curiosity, action, structure, humor, wonder, and love.”
Publishers Weekly

***STARRED REVIEW*** "Each word of the brief text is chosen with care...The descriptive phrases often end with an emphasis word—something to make the reader stop and ponder. Those special words are gathered up at the end, bringing the parts of the book’s journey together into one unified message."
Booklist

***STARRED REVIEW*** "This small treasure is both an artistic accomplishment and informative text, all packaged neatly into a picture book, making it an immediate classic."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

This beauty is echoed in the text’s poetic lyricism...A behind-the-scenes glimpse into the origins of our most beloved titles.
Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Elisha Cooper is an author/illustrator who received a Caldecott Honor for Big Cat, Little Cat, and his following book River won the 2020 Robin Smith Picture Book Prize. Dance!, one of his earlier books, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year, and Beach won the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. In 2016, he was awarded a Sendak Fellowship. His essays and sketchbooks have appeared in the sports section of the New York Times. Cooper lives with his wife, daughters, and cats in New York City.

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