The Book That Almost Rhymed

Name: The Book That Almost Rhymed
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780593406380
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By Omar Abed

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The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed is a delightful adventure that highlights the importance of storytelling and equity, proving that two storytellers can make a rhyming tale twice as nice. What happens when you have an interrupting sibling? Especially one who steps all over... Read More

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The Book That Almost Rhymed

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The Book That Almost Rhymed

Every great adventure needs a hero - or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves that two tellers can make a rhyming tale twice as nice.

Description

The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed is a delightful adventure that highlights the importance of storytelling and equity, proving that two storytellers can make a rhyming tale twice as nice.

What happens when you have an interrupting sibling? Especially one who steps all over your story with wild ideas that don't even rhyme. Knights riding rockets? Dancing pirates? Who's ever heard of a fire-breathing armadillo?! But when the big brother realises his sister might actually be enhancing his tale—and doing it with an impressive surprise of her own—it becomes clear what you do with an interrupting sibling. You share the narrative! Adventure is ultimately more enjoyable when built together, rhyme by daring rhyme.

"Sure to amuse." - Booklist (starred review)
"Immensely creative . . . Exciting." - BookPage (starred review)
"Riotous." - Kirkus
"Hilarious . . . Such a funny read-aloud." - Book Riot
"Sprightly . . . Energetic." - Publishers Weekly
"Funny throughout." - The Horn Book

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780593406380

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 March 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers,US

Illustration: FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Contributors:

Illustrated by Hatem Aly

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 264.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 459g

Pages: 40

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Omar Abed Penguin Books Young Adult

About the Author

Omar Abed is a Palestinian-American author and software engineer who thinks in rhyme. When tasked long ago to "write without rhyming," he couldn't quite figure it out, so he wrote The Book That Almost Rhymed instead, which became his debut picture book with a major publisher. Omar lives with his family in Northern Virginia, where he enjoys watching movies with hiswife and building blanket forts with his son. Hatem Aly is an Egyptian-born illustrator whose work has been featured on television and in multiple publications worldwide. Among other books, he illustrated the Newbery Honor winning novel The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz and co-created the Yasmin series with Saadia Faruqi. Hatem currently lives in New Brunswick, Canada, with his wife, son, and more pets than people.