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When Stella was Very, Very Small

When Stella was Very, Very Small

Marie-Louise Gay (Author) See More (5)
CELA Library
Stella and Sam
FICTION
Family | Social Themes | Imagination & Play
Siblings , New Experience , Imagination & Play
Groundwood Books Ltd
P - k
2 - 5

Paperback
9781554981038
$9.99 CADAvailable
English
08/13/2011

Hardback
9780888999061
$18.95 CADNot yet published
English
08/01/2009

Braille
Available from CELA
English

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Description


In this book in the Stella and Sam series, Marie-Louise Gay has gone back in time to answer the questions often asked by the children who read and love the books.

Where does Stella get her wild ideas? How big is Stella's imagination? What did Stella look like when she was small? How did Stella come to be the big sister to Sam that we all know and love?

Although Marie-Louise Gay didn't know what she would find when she started to explore Stella's childhood, she soon realized that when Stella was very small, she saw the world in her own unique way -- with wonder, curiosity and the sense that everything is possible. And when Sam came along, what could be more natural than to pass this sense of wonder on to him?

A story of a lovely, tiny Stella, whose world is full of small adventures and slivers of magic.

Marie-Louise Gay

Author Bio


MARIE-LOUISE GAY est une autrice et illustratrice de renommée mondiale, reconnue pour ses livres « Stella et Sam » ainsi qu’Un million de questions!, Fern and Horn, Mustafa et Les trois frères.

Prizes


  • OLA Blue Spruce AwardLong-listed 2010
  • QWF Award for Children's LitShort-listed 2009

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Gay is an expert at picture books and seems to crawl right into a preschooler's psyche...the child's perspective in space, her interpretation of the world...are all wrapped up in a few vivid images...[F]or the adult who shares these books with children, there's a secret pleasure in the rightness and lightness of Gay's vision.

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If you've ever wondered how Stella got so imaginative, wonder no more...Enchanting overhead views subtly drive home how being small makes the world seem big, and young listeners will feel encouraged to laugh at their own past foibles.

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It is a book that the littlest book lovers will return to again and again.

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Gay's books are ones that little ones and parents like to read over and over, for their gentle and clever stories and dialogue, as well as for the wonderfully wry and lovely artwork.

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...Marie-Louise Gay has once again created a jewel of a book.

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The charming illustrations, rendered in watercolour, pastel and collage, depict red-headed Stella's antics in great detail and from a variety of perspectives. Young readers will wish they could be just like Stella, or at least have a big sister like her. Stella is both wonderful and full of wonder - purely glorious.

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Stella's dynamic world and big sister charisma will pay off for fans of the gentle series.

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Marie-Louise Gay never fails to delight...

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With Stella, Gay encourages us to see the world a little bit differently and to take notice of the wonder in everyday life.

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[Children] will be delighted to hear Stella's reminiscences and will identify with her joy in sharing her big sisterly 'knowledge' with Sam.

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Since the publication in 1999 of Stella, Star of the Sea, we've hung on [Stella's] every word, following the wisdom she shares with her younger brother, Sam...Fans of this duo will love the new volume, and those who are discovering Stella for the first time will be eager to check out the rest of the series.

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In this eighth book in the [Stella and Sam] series, Gay has lost none of the spirit and humour that has distinguished her earlier books...This new one demonstrates her sure touch with both watercolour pictures and text...[and] is rich in sensory experiences from the perspective of the small...

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[A] delightful series...Gay's mixed-media scenes dance...Subtle and sweet, yet full of life and humor, [Stella's] world is a place kids will want to visit again and again.

Biographical note


Marie-Louise Gay is an internationally acclaimed author and illustrator of children’s books. She has won two Governor General’s Literary Awards, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children’s Literature and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. She has also been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Marie-Louise’s very popular Stella and Sam series has been translated into more than fifteen languages and is loved by children all over the world. Her recent books include Mustafa and Fern and Horn. She lives in Montreal. marielouisegay.com