Author: Minh Lê & Gus Gordon (Illustrator)
Release Date: November 12, 2019
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 32
Description:
This
child and their parent are almost ready for story time--but first, they
must find the perfect seat! This cozy picture book by Drawn Together
author Minh Lê takes readers through various opposites ("Too rough! Too
slippery!") as his characters search for just the right spot. Adorable
art by acclaimed illustrator Gus Gordon invites adults and children to
giggle all the way through to the heartwarming ending, when the answer
falls right into their laps.
I am the author of Drawn Together (winner of the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature) illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, Let Me Finish! (named an NPR Best Book of 2016) illustrated by Isabel Roxas, and The Perfect Seat
illustrated by Gus Gordon (all published by Disney-Hyperion). I am also
writing Green Lantern: Legacy, a graphic novel (illustrated by Andie Tong) for the new DC Comics middle grade imprint, DC Zoom. In addition to writing books, I have written for a variety of publications, including the New York Times, The Horn Book, NPR, and HuffPost.
Gus Gordon is an internationally acclaimed illustrator and author. He has illustrated and written over 80 books for children.
His
illustrations are known for their loose and energetic line work, mixed
media and humour. His writing is always anthropomorphic – where animals
take the place of humans in the narrative. He attributes this to his
love of Kenneth Grahame's Wind in The Willows. His picture book 'Herman
and Rosie' (Penguin), a musical love story set in New York, was sold at
auction in New York to US publisher Neal Porter Books (Macmillan) and
has since been sold into twelve countries. It has been adapted for the
stage by several theatre companies, was chosen as the ‘Read for
Australia’ book and won the 2013 CBCA 'Honour Award' for best picture
book. It has also been shortlisted for the German Youth Literature
Award, the Sakura Medal in Japan, the Kirico book awards in Spain, the
Les Incorruptibles prize in France and the Premio Anderson Children's
Book awards in Italy.
In
2016 Gus was nominated for the prestigious 2017 Astrid Lindgren
Memorial Award (ALMA). It is the world's largest award for children's
and young adult literature.
Gus’s
latest picture book 'Somewhere Else' was recently published by Penguin
Australia and is soon be released in the US with Neal Porter Books.
Gus is represented by Charlie Olsen of Inkwell Management.
He lives with his wife and three kids on the Northern beaches of Sydney.
(3) winners will receive a finished copy of THE PERFECT SEAT - US Only.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
11/4/2019
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For the Love of KidLit
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Excerpt
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11/5/2019
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Bookhounds YA
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Excerpt
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11/6/2019
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She Dreams in Fiction
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Review
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11/7/2019
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Review
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11/8/2019
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Review
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Week Two:
11/11/2019
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Review
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11/12/2019
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Review
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11/13/2019
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Review
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11/14/2019
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Review
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11/15/2019
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Inspired by Savannah
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Review
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Week Three:
11/18/2019
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Here's to Happy Endings
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Review
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11/19/2019
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Review
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11/20/2019
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Review
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11/21/2019
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Excerpt
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11/22/2019
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Review
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Week Four:
11/25/2019
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Review
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11/26/2019
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Review
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11/27/2019
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Review
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11/28/2019
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Review
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11/29/2019
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onemused
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Review
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Week Five:
12/2/2019
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Review
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