Alma and the Beast (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780735263963)

Alma's beautiful, hairy world is turned upside down by the arrival of a stranger. From the utterly original imagination of the author-illustrator of Ooko comes a story about celebrating differences and making new friends. For fans of Where the Wild Things Are and Wild.

Alma lives happily in her hairy world, where she can braid the trees, comb the grass, pet the roof and feed her plumpooshkie butterfly. Until one day . . . a hairless, button-nosed beast appears in the garden At first Alma is scared but when she realizes the beast is lost and misses her hairless home, Alma offers to help her find her way back. As the two take a fantastical journey through the red-headed woods and the bearded mushroom glen to the beast's bald abode, they discover that they are much more alike than different.

This quirky and charming story about friendship, empathy and perspective invites readers into a surreal, fantastical world that evokes Alice in Wonderland, Where the Wild Things Are and The Lorax.

Author: Esmé Shapiro
ISBN-10: 0735263965
ISBN-13: 9780735263963
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Language: English
Published: 09/03/2019
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.70w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/03/2019
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2019
Booklist 09/15/2019 pg. 58
Shelf Awareness 09/20/2019
School Library Journal 10/18/2019 pg. 1