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The Magic Paintbrush and Other Enchanted Tales
Series: Ghostwriter
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Incredible stories. Award-winning storytellers. Epic adventure, mystery, and fun? We've got it all in Ghostwriter -the extraordinary new series from the Emmy-award winning hit Apple TV+ show, created by your friends at Sesame Workshop.
Incredible stories. Award-winning storytellers. Epic adventure, mystery, and fun? We've got it all in Ghostwriter-the extraordinary new series from the Emmy-award winning hit Apple TV+ show, created by your friends at Sesame Workshop.
Three tales of middle-grade magic from around the globe! Discover a paintbrush that brings to life whatever is drawn, a mysterious girl who communicates with animals and controls the weather, and an enchanted statue that grants major-league baseball skills in fun remixes of classic folktales by award-winning authors Henry Lien, Jennifer Torres, and Varsha Bajaj. Featuring an introduction by Newbery and Coretta Scott King Award winning poet and writer Kwame Alexander.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781728222172
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 December 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Sourcebooks Wonderland
Contributors:
- Introduction by Kwame Alexander
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 191.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author of 28 books, including THE UNDEFEATED, SWING, and REBOUND, the follow-up to the NEWBERY medal-winning novel, THE CROSSOVER. Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Coretta Scott King Author Honor, The Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Prize, Three NAACP Image Award Nominations, and the 2017 Inaugural Pat Conroy Legacy Award.
Henry Lien is the author of the critically-acclaimed and bestselling PEASPROUT CHEN middle grade fantasy series (Holt/Macmillan). He is a 2012 graduate of Clarion West Writers Workshop. His short fiction has appeared in publications such as Asimov’s, earning multiple Nebula Award nominations. Born in Taiwan, Henry currently lives in Hollywood. www.henrylien.com
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