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The Goblin and the Empty Chair
Contributor(s): Fox, Mem (Author), Dillon, Leo (Illustrator), Dillon, Diane (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1416985859     ISBN-13: 9781416985853
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2009
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Annotation: When a family suffers an unspeakable loss, this goblin, who has been hiding away for years, comes out during the night to help them - secretly.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2008041862
Age Level: 5-8
Grade Level: Kindergarten-3
Lexile Measure: 550 AD (Adult Directed Text)
Guided Reading: N (Grade 3)
Physical Information: 0.37" H x 9.34" W x 12.24" L (1.07 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Awards: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up), Recommended, Picture Book, 2009
Review Citations: Booklist 08/01/2009 pg. 78
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2009 pg. 540
Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2009
Publishers Weekly 09/07/2009 pg. 45
School Library Journal 10/01/2009 pg. 90
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2009
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 133853
Reading Level: 3.0   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
In a time long past, in a land far away, a family has suffered an unspeakable loss.

But a lonely goblin has been watching. And he knows what to do to help them heal.

From internationally acclaimed picture book masters Mem Fox and Leo and Diane Dillon, here is a rich and moving original fairy tale about family, friendship, and the power compassion has to unite us all.


Contributor Bio(s): Fox, Mem: - Mem Fox is an educator and international literacy expert, and her many acclaimed picture books for young children include Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug!; Hello Baby!; Baby Bedtime; I'm an Immigrant Too; the bestselling modern classics Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes and Time for Bed; and, for adults, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever. She lives in Adelaide, Australia. Visit her at MemFox.net.Dillon, Leo: - Leo and Diane Dillon are an award winning illustrator pair that have collaborated of book projects for more than fifty years, winning two consecutive Caldecott Medals for Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears and Ashanti To Zulu: African Traditions. They have also received five New York Times Best Illustrated Books Awards, five Coretta Scott King Honors and one Coretta Scott King Award and many other awards and distinctions. They live and work in Brooklyn, New York.
 
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