The Fathers Are Coming Home (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689833458)

"It is nighttime and the fathers are coming home."

So begins this lyrical tribute to all the fathers everywhere who come home to their children--from the rabbit father who hops home to his little bunnies, to the dog father who comes home to his puppies. A never-before published work from one of children's literature's greatest writers and masterfully illustrated by a New York Times bestselling artist, this poignant story concludes with a young boy whose father is a sailor coming home from the sea to his son.

Author: Margaret Wise Brown
ISBN-10: 0689833458
ISBN-13: 9780689833458
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language: English
Published: 04/27/2010
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.28h x 9.50w x 0.39d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 137113 / Fathers Are Coming Home


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/15/2010 pg. 46
Kirkus Review - Children 03/15/2010
Publishers Weekly 04/19/2010 pg. 52
School Library Journal 09/01/2010 pg. 118
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Margaret Wise Brown's contribution to children's literature is legendary. Her many popular titles include Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny and The Little Fur Family and she was one of the best-selling children's writers of all time.

Stephen Savage is the author and illustrator of nine books for children, including the New York Times bestselling picture book Polar Bear Night, written by Lauren Thompson. He is the creator of the Where's Walrus books, Supertruck, and Little Tug. Steve is the recipient of a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award, a Sendak Fellowship, an ILA Primary Fiction Award, and a Geisel Honor Award. His editorial illustrations have appeared in dozens of major newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He teaches at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their daughter.