Details

ISBN-10: 1517911478
ISBN-13: 9781517911478
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publish Date: 09/14/2021
Dimensions: 8.82" L, 11.10" W, 0.63" H

Grandmother’s Pigeon

Illustrator: Jim LaMarche

Hardcover

Price: $17.95

Overview

A grandmother’s sudden departure leaves her family with an even more puzzling, and wondrous, surprise in this enchanting story from the National Book Award-winning author–at last back in print

Grandmother was a mysterious woman. She could heal with a touch (or with a cup of very bitter tea) or scare off a vicious dog with a look. But when she hitches a ride to Greenland on a passing porpoise, her family is still surprised–and then concerned. The mystery deepens when, among Grandmother’s collection of birds’ nests, the family discovers a clutch of eggs hatching. Out pop three passenger pigeons–birds of a species long extinct, supposedly.

Through the words of a curious grandchild, and Jim LaMarche’s evocative artwork, Grandmother’s legacy unfolds in these pages in all its peculiarity and charm. Mixing whimsy and gravity with a little science and history, the tale of the family’s loss, and marvelous find, summons a world as intriguing as it is perfectly clear–a world animated by Louise Erdrich’s storytelling magic, inviting readers young and old to follow Grandmother, and to wonder.

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Reviews

"Impeccably paired, text and art gracefully build to a conclusion that both reassures and startles. Magical from beginning to end."–Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Tips the delicate balance between the fanciful and more realistic aspects of storytelling."–Kirkus Reviews

"This is a book that adults will be glad to share over and over, which is good because children are going to be asking for it many times."–Ely Winter Times

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Details

ISBN-10: 1517911478
ISBN-13: 9781517911478
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publish Date: 09/14/2021
Dimensions: 8.82" L, 11.10" W, 0.63" H
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