The Day the Books Disappeared - Hardcover Picture Book life cycle A child living in a

A child living in a Vietnamese refugee camp learns their first word in English with a little help from their teacher and grandmother in this heart-warming picture book based on the author's childhood

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and Sweets want to be a real spud-rock band

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and he is quite certain that ladybugs do not go to preschool

The Day the Books Disappeared - Hardcover Picture Book life cycle A child living in aWritten by Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard & illustrated by Dan Santat All star authors Joanna Ho (Eyes That Kiss in the Corners) and Caroline Kusin Pritchard (The Keeper of Stories) team up with Caldecott Medalist and National Book Award Winner Dan Santat in this celebration of the freedom to read. Arnold didn't mean for the books to disappearnot exactly. It all started because he liked his book about airplanes best. Why would anyone want to