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How the Sun Got to Coco's House

By Bob Graham
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In How the Sun Got to Coco's House, Bob Graham beautifully illustrates the sun's journey as it travels across the world to visit Coco. This enchanting children's book captures the magic of daybreak, highlighting the sun's impact on various people, places, and scenes before finally reaching Coco's window. Through vibrant illustrations and a heartfelt narrative, it celebrates the connection between all life brought together by the sun.
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You might enjoy this charming children's book for its heartwarming portrayal of how sunlight unites the world. The story follows the sun’s journey as it travels across diverse landscapes and through people's lives, offering young readers a gentle lesson in interconnectedness and the global community. Perfect for kids who are curious about nature and the world around them.

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A story about the sun and how it makes its journey from the far side of the world to the home of one small girl.

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Follow the journey of the sun across the world from a whale’s eye to a little girl’s window in Bob Graham’s tender, transcendent story.

While Coco sleeps far away, the sun creeps over a hill and skids across the water, touching a fisherman’s cap. It heads out over frozen forests, making shadows in a child’s footprints, and balances on an airplane’s wing for a little boy to see. The sun crosses cities and countrysides, wakes furry creatures, makes a desert rainbow, and barges into Coco’s room to follow her through a day of play. With an eye for capturing small moments of shared experience, Bob Graham illuminates the natural wonder that comes with every new day.

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How the Sun Got to Coco's House is praised for its beautifully simple and unfussy illustrations, which effectively convey the journey of sunlight across the world with a sense of both familiarity and discovery. The book captures small, human moments with elegance, offering a joyous reminder of the shared experience of sunlight as a universal gift. Reviewers highlight its ability to resonate with children's natural tendency to see themselves at the centre of the universe, while also encouraging readers to notice the small details in the illustrations with every revisit.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780763681098

Publisher: Candlewick Press,U.S.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 September 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Candlewick Press,U.S.

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Bob Graham

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 257.0mm

Height: 295.0mm

Weight: 550g

Pages: 40

Collections

Bob Graham Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational

About the Author

Bob Graham is the author-illustrator of many extraordinary books for children, including How to Heal a Broken Wing and The Silver Button, about which School Library Journal said in a starred review, “Graham celebrates what can happen in a single moment and reminds readers to pause and observe.” Bob Graham lives in Australia.

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