"But what Emily Jenkins and Chris Appelhansโ lyrical collaboration is really about is the intoxicating thrill of friendship, and boundless joy of play..." โThe New York Times
A โmerry read-aloud.โ โThe Wall Street Journal
Winner of theย 2018 Zena Sutherland Award for Best Text
From a heavyweight author and illustrator duo comes a delicious tongue twister of a picture book that features a little round greyhound and a little round groundhog.
With very spare, incredibly lively language, this is an entertaining read-aloud, with two amazingโand oh-so-adorableโcharacters at its heart.
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When a greyhound meets a groundhog, wordplay and crazy antics ensue. The two animals, much like kids, work themselves into a frenzy as they whirl around and around one another. (Around, round hound. Around, groundhog!) The pace picks up (Around and around and astound and astound!), until they ultimately wear themselves out.
โJenkinsโs masterful text is deceptively simple.โ โNPR on Toys Meet Snow by Emily Jenkins
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โAppelhans, whose career up to now has been in animated films such as Coraline, is a revelation.โ โBooklist, Starred, on Sparky!, illustrated by Chris Appelhans
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โAppelhans makes an auspicious picture book debut with strikingly beautiful watercolor and pencil illustrations. His style, reminiscent of Jon Klassenโs, incorporates a muted color palette, but with a slightly softer, rounder quality, while also weaving in visual deadpan humor.โ โThe Horn Book
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