Truman Toad and the Quest for the Perfect Hug - Couverture rigide

Lavie, Oren

 
9781592704590: Truman Toad and the Quest for the Perfect Hug

Synopsis

A self-important but good-hearted toad, with an ample amount of self-love, discovers his love for others in this entertaining, award-winning picture book originally published in Germany.

Truman Toad lives in a cozy little apartment, all by himself. In fact, he loves his own company so much that he keeps a giant mirror nearby so that he’s never too far from his reflection. After all, who better than himself to spend all his time with!

One day, Truman wakes up from the most wonderful dream about the mo

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À propos de l'auteur

Oren Lavie is an award-winning author, musician, and director. His children's books have been translated into over a dozen languages, and in 2023, Truman Toad and the Perfect Hug, his third book, was nominated for the prestigious German Youth Literature Award. He has also been nominated for a Grammy Award, and one of his songs was featured in the Disney movie The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Oren's debut picture book, The Bear Who Wasn't There, published to great acclaim in Germany, and was released in the US through Akashic Book's Black Sheep imprint. O, The Oprah Magazine called the book "irresistible" and "playfully existential," and a starred review in Publishers Weekly praised "the charm of Lavie's storytelling voice." Oren lives in Tel Aviv, Israel. Anke Kuhl is one of Germany's leading children's book illustrators, whose awards include the German Youth Literature Award and the Max and Moritz Prize for best German-language comic for children. She lives with her husband and two children in Frankfurt, Germany.

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A self-important but good-hearted toad, with an ample amount of self-love, discovers his love for others in this entertaining, award-winning picture book originally published in Germany.

Truman Toad lives in a cozy little apartment, all by himself. In fact, he loves his own company so much that he keeps a giant mirror nearby so that he’s never too far from his reflection. After all, who better than himself to spend all his time with!

One day, Truman wakes up from the most wonderful dream about the mo

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