ISBN: 9781771086004
Artist : Emma FitzGerald
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing
ITEM: NB1330
Categories: Best Sellers, Children 4-8, Children and Teen, Top Picks
Tags: Children 4-8, Children and Teen, Emma Fitzgerald, Hardcover, Nimbus Publishing, Sheree Fitch
EveryBody’s Different on EveryBody Street
Author: Sheree Fitch
Artist : Emma FitzGerald
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing
If ever you go travelling
On EveryBody Street
You’ll see EveryBody’s Different
Than EveryOne you meet
Sheree Fitch’s playful words lead you into this beautiful children’s book and invite you to celebrate our gifts, our weaknesses, our differences, and our sameness. Fitch displays her wit and mastery of words in quick, rollicking rhymes that are complemented by Emma Fitzgerald’s lively illustrations. EveryBody’s Different on EveryBody Street was originally produced in 2001 as a fundraiser to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Festival of Trees in support of the Nova Scotia Hospital and to raise awareness for mental illness and addiction.
Details and Specs
ISBN associated with this title: | 9781771086004 |
Item | NB1330 |
Publisher | Nimbus Publishing |
Publisher | Nimbus Publishing |
Published on | April 4 2018 |
Language | eng |
Pages | 32 |
Format | Hardcover |
Dimensions | 10(in) x 8(in) |
Shipping weight | 402(g) |
Status | ACTIVE TITLE |
Sheree Fitch’s first two books, Toes in My Nose (1987) and Sleeping Dragons All Around (1989), launched her career as a poet, rhymster, and a “kind of Canadian female Dr. Seuss.” Fitch has won almost every major award for Canadian children’s literature since then, including the 2000 Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work Inspirational to Canadian Children. She has over twenty-five books to her credit, including her bestselling and critically praised adult novel, Kiss the Joy As It Flies (2008). Fitch's home base is the East Coast of Canada. Visit her at: shereefitch.com
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Emma FitzGerald was born in Lesotho to Irish parents, did most of her growing up in Vancouver, and calls E’se’katik (place of clams), also known as Lunenburg, home. She wrote and illustrated Hand Drawn Halifax, Sketch by Sketch Along Nova Scotia’s South Shore, Hand Drawn Vancouver, and has illustrated the award-winning EveryBody’s Different on EveryBody Street. When she isn’t sketching, she enjoys dancing and getting lost in new places. emmafitzgerald.ca
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Quick Quotes
"With a style reminiscent of Quentin Blake, FitzGerald's illustrations of people letting their freak flag fly complement Fitch's exuberant, playful, and poignant rhymes." —Quill & Quire (Toronto, ON)
"Fitch's lyrical prose is enhanced by the very beautiful illustrations of Emma FitzGerald. The illustrations are done in bold and bright colors, and are very rich in detail which provides a superb backdrop for this poem about individual differences." —Canadian Materials Magazine (Winnipeg, MB)
Award Winners & Nominees
Ann Connor Brimer Book Award for Atlantic Canadian Children's Literature
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