Away
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Between work and school, homework and housework, a mother and daughter donโt always get to spend as much time together as theyโd like. Add to that a little girlโs fears about leaving home for the first time, and the need to stay close through handwritten notes becomes even more important. As the camp departure date gets closer, Mom does her best to soothe her daughterโs nerves. A visit from her grandmother helps to calm her fears and convince her that sheโll have a good time, even away from her mother and beloved cat. Camp ends up being a wonderful adventure โ but nothing is sweeter than a back-at-home reunion.
Qin Lengโs watercolor illustrations are the perfect complement to Emil Sherโs simple text. This nuanced story about a parent and childโs unconventional way of connecting is full of humor and affection. Young readers will enjoy spotting Lester the cat as he paws his way into the story.
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Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
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EMIL SHER writes prose and plays for the young and the once-were-young. His first young adult novel, Young Man with Camera, was nominated for the Governor Generalโs Literary Award and was a CLA Book of the Year for Children Award Honour Book. Other works include Mittens to Share, illustrated by Irene Luxbacher, and two board books called A Button Story and A Pebble Story. Emil is a laureate of the 2014 K.M. Hunter Artist Award in Literature and a gold medal at the New York International Festival. Emil has written acclaimed stage adaptations of Hanaโs Suitcase by Karen Levine and The Boy in the Moon by Ian Brown. He lives in Toronto.
QIN LENG lives and works as a designer and illustrator in Toronto. She graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and has received many awards for her animated short films and artwork. Her picture books include Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri Uegaki (APALA Award, Governor Generalโs Literary Award finalist); Away by Emil Sher and A Family Is a Family Is a Family by Sara OโLeary (both USBBY Outstanding International Books); When I Found Grandma by Saumiya Balasubramaniam (Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award finalist) and I Am Small, which Qin has written and illustrated.
