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Virginia Wolf

Virginia Wolf

Kyo Maclear (Author) See More (2)
Isabelle Arsenault (Author) See More (3)
CELA Library
FICTION
Family | Imagination & Play
Siblings , Imagination & Play
Kids Can Press
P - 3
4 - 8
CELAAmazonIndigo
EPUB [reflow]
9781771380935
$9.99 CADAvailable
English
12/03/2013
PDF [Fixed Format]
9781771380942
$19.99 CADAvailable
English
01/01/2013
Hardback
9781554536498
$18.99 CADAvailable
English
03/01/2012
Braille
Available from CELA
English
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Description

Vanessa's sister, Virginia, is in a “wolfish” mood --- growling, howling and acting very strange. It's a funk so fierce, the whole household feels topsy-turvy. Vanessa tries everything she can think of to cheer her up, but nothing seems to work. Then Virginia tells Vanessa about an imaginary, perfect place called Bloomsberry. Armed with an idea, Vanessa begins to paint Bloomsberry on the bedroom walls, transforming them into a beautiful garden complete with a ladder and swing “so that what was down could climb up.” Before long, Virginia, too, has picked up a brush and undergoes a surprising transformation of her own. Loosely based on the relationship between author Virginia Woolf and her sister, painter Vanessa Bell, Virginia Wolf is an uplifting story for readers of all ages.
Kyo Maclear Isabelle Arsenault

Author Bio

ISABELLE ARSENAULT is an internationally renowned children’s book illustrator. Her award-winning books include Jane, the Fox and Me and Louis Undercover by Fanny Britt, Spork and Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear, Cloth Lullaby by Amy Novesky (BolognaRagazzi Award) and Colette’s Lost Pet, which marked her debut as an author. She has won the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature three times, and three of her picture books have been named as New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year. Isabelle lives in Montreal, Quebec, with her family.

Prizes

  • CCBC Choices, Cooperative Children's Book CenterCommended 2013
  • Best Bets, Picture Books, Ontario Library AssociationCommended 2012
  • Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, Canadian Children's Book CentreWinner 2012
  • IBBY Honour List Children's Books for 2014, Illustration, IBBY CanadaWinner 2014
  • Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book AwardShort-listed 2013
  • White Raven Award, International Youth LibraryWinner 2013
  • Digital Book Award, Best ebook---Fixed Format/Enhanced: Children , Digital Book World ConferenceWinner 2014
  • Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, Canadian Library AssociationShort-listed 2013
  • Outstanding International Book, USBBYWinner 2013
  • Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award, IBBY CanadaWinner 2012
  • Governor General's Literary Award, Children's Illustration, Canada Council for the ArtsWinner 2012
  • Books of the Year, Quill & QuireWinner 2012

Review Quotes

Vanessa's act of love is recounted with grace and sensitivity in this remarkable collaboration.—Publisher's Weekly
... the book is ultimately a feel-good celebration of the power of the imagination and art to create perfect places in the world when none can be found.—Booklist
... plum for adults ... a level of literary and biographical resonance to the tale of sisterly love.—Horn Book
Knowledge of Virginia Woolf and her painter-sister Vanessa Bell is unnecessary; this works beautifully as a bad-day/bad-mood or animal-transformation tale, while readers who know actual depression will find it handled with tenderly forceful aplomb.—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
... an ambitious story about girlish blues, sisterly differences and the healing power of art ...—The New York Times
It's a tale to delight literary-minded adults as much as the kids they're tucking in.—The Guardian
Parents will enjoy sharing this book with their sometimes “wolfish” children.—School Library Journal, Starred Review

Biographical note

Kyo Maclear is an award-winning writer and novelist. Her ever-growing list of acclaimed picture books for children includes Virginia Wolf, The Specific Ocean, The Liszts, Bloom, Story Boat and It Began with a Page. She lives and works in Toronto, Ontario.

Isabelle Arsenault is a three-time winner of the Governor General's Award for Illustration and has been shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award; her work has garnered her several more honors besides. She is the illustrator of Virginia Wolf; Jane, the Fox and Me; Cloth Lullaby; and Just Because, among many other books. Isabelle is also the author-illustrator of the A Mile End Kids Story series. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.