It's A Book

By (author) Lane Smith; By (author) Smith Lane
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A sharply witty look at the role of books in our digital age.
Description

What''s the cure for digital fatigue? It''s a Book.

A wry exchange between an IT-savvy donkey, a book-loving ape and a mouse forms this very funny picture book that''s perfect for both digital natives and book lovers. With a subversive and signature Lane Smith twist, this satisfying and perfectly executed picture book has something to say to children and adults alike about the importance and joy of reading.

It''s a Book is another bold and funny story from the creator of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal-winning There Is a Tribe of Kids, Lane Smith.

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A work of genius
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a charming defence of the book as we know it . . . funny, with entertaining repetitions and surprises, and a punch line
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Those of us for whom books are a faith in themselves - who find the notion that pixels, however ordered, could be any kind of substitute for the experience of reading in a chair with the strange thing spread open on our lap - will love this book.
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a very cute book, short and sweet
Biographical note
Lane Smith is a bestselling author and illustrator. He is best known in the UK for his brilliantly quirky and silly collaborations with Jon Scieszka, in particular for the multi award-winning The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. In 2017 Lane won the prestigious CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for his book There Is a Tribe of Kids. Lane lives in a small town in rural Connecticut with his wife Molly, a picture book designer.
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A sharply witty look at the role of books in our digital age.