Andrew Larsen est père au foyer et auteur. Quand il était enfant, il passait toujours une partie de son été au chalet de ses grands-parents, situé sur une colline, près d'un lac. Andrew habite à Toronto. Il a publié sept albums jeunesse.

 

Andrew Larsen is a father, homemaker and author. When he was a child, he would spend a part of every summer with his grandparents at their cottage on a hill, by a lake. Andrew now lives in a downtown Toronto neighbourhood. He has published seven picture books.

 

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Duýan Petricic is the award-winning illustrator of more than twenty books for children. His books include In the Tree House, The Enormous Potato, Bagels from Benny and Lickety-Split. He currently lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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• Winner, Best Books of the Year for Children and Young Adults, Bank Street Children's Book Committee
• Winner, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, CBC Fan Choice Award, Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards
• Short-listed, Shining Willow Award, The Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Award
• Winner, Jean Throop Book Award, Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE
• Short-listed, Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association
• Winner, Book of the Year 2013: Books for Young People, Quill & Quire

The layout of this small, oblong picture book is attractive, and the story is pleasant.

School Library Journal

The powerful story is made more so by the expressive illustrations of masterful Serbian-Canadian artist Duýan Petricic.

Quill & Quire

Heartfelt and subtle.

Booklist

Larsen's text is full of delights, simple sensory details that capture a mood. ... To these crisply written words, Petricic brings his own rich dimension of narrative and character.

Quill & Quire, Starred Review

... cheerily illustrated ... this picture book captures ... the thrill of brotherly camaraderie ...

The Wall Street Journal