The Silver Button (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763664374)

At the same moment that Jodie's baby brother takes his first step, a city's worth of moments unfold in a masterful picture book from Bob Graham.

At 9:59 on a Thursday morning, Jodie draws a duck. As her pen hovers in the air, ready to add a silver button to the duck's boot, her little brother Jonathan pushes to his feet, sways, and takes his first step. At the exact same moment, their mom plays a pennywhistle in the kitchen, a man buys fresh bread at the bakery, a baby is born, a soldier says good-bye to his mom, a granddad and granddaughter play with leaves in the park, a blackbird finds a worm. . . . From an ordinary scene of an apartment strewn with child's artwork and toys to a bird's-eye view of a city morning pulsing with life, Bob Graham celebrates a whole world-vision in a single moment, encouraging readers to stop, observe, and savor the world around them.

Author: Bob Graham
ISBN-10: 0763664375
ISBN-13: 9780763664374
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2013
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 11.50h x 9.90w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 160748 / Silver Button

Award: Charlotte Zolotow Award - Highly Commended

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2013
School Library Journal 09/01/2013 pg. 120
Publishers Weekly 09/02/2013
Booklist 09/15/2013 pg. 73
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2013 pg. 154
Shelf Awareness 11/15/2013
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Recommended, Satisfactory