Johnny, the Sea, and Me

Name: Johnny, the Sea, and Me
SKU: 9781592704095
Price: 169 SEK
Availability: InStock
Author: Melba Escobar
ISBN: 9781592704095

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvMelba Escobar

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A 2025 Batchelder Honor Book! ★ A heartwarming middle-grade novel from Colombia about a ten-year-old boy and the larger-than-life figure who changes him forever.Pedro is dealing with a lot for a ten-year-old kid, both at school and at home. So he's overjoyed when his mom surprises him with a trip to see the ocean—an experience he's been dreaming about for a long time! Maybe this trip will make everything better. Maybe it will make his dad come back to him and his mom. Maybe he will stop being bullied at school, once he's seen the ocean! But things go wrong right from the start between Pedro and his mom, and all seems lost, until Pedro is found and taken in by a gruff old sea dog who has something magical about him. Tender, funny, and stamped with psychological truth, Johnny, the Sea, and Me offers the thrills of pirate adventures and the rich cultural history of the Caribbean, along with strong characters and a satisfying and moving portrait of an unusual friendship. Adeptly translated by Sara Lissa Paulson and beautifully illustrated by Elizabeth Builes, this book is sure to resonate with readers young and old.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-08-29
Mått140 x 216 x 24 mm
Vikt181 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor124
FörlagEnchanted Lion Books
IllustratörElizabeth Builes
ISBN9781592704095
ÖversättareSara Lissa Paulson
UtmärkelserCommended for Mildred L. Batchelder Award (Children's) 0000

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Melba Escobar is a Colombian author and journalist. Her debut Spanish-language children’s book, Johnny, the Sea, and Me, was selected for the 2015 White Ravens catalog as an outstanding international book by the International Youth Library. Escobar lives in Barcelona with her husband and two children, and writes for El País and Colombia’s El Tiempo.Elizabeth Builes is a Colombian illustrator who won the Tragaluz Illustration Award in 2013 and went on to receive worldwide recognition for the original Colombian edition of Johnny, the Sea and Me in 2015. Sara Lissa Paulson is a translator of Spanish and Latin American poetry, picture books, and middle grade fiction. Her first translation, Pablo Neruda’s Book of Questions, illustrated by Paloma Valdivia, was selected as a New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2022.

A 2025 Mildred L. Batchelder Honor BookAn Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) 2025 Notable Children's BookSelected for the USBBY Outstanding International Book List, 2025A Reading Group Choices Favorite YA for April 2025A Publishers Weekly New Noteworthy Children’s Book of July 2024A Parade Magazine Best New Book Release of the WeekThe Scripps National Spelling Bee Book Club’s Pick for August 2024One of Latinx in Publishing’s Most Anticipated July 2024 ReleasesSelected for the Children’s Book Council Spring 2024 Showcase on TransformationSTARRED REVIEW! ★ "Translator Paulson (Book of Questions) gracefully incorporates hints of magical realism from Colombian writer Escobar... Escobar’s compatriot Builes contributes delicately lined artwork to this tale, which ruminates on the healing presence of a figure who lives life on his own terms."