Items related to Cozy Classics: Great Expectations (Cozy Classics, 10)
Synopsis
Give a kid a classic! Cozy Classics is the popular board book series that presents well-loved stories to children aged 0+ through twelve child-friendly words and twelve needle-felted illustrations. Great Expectations is Charles Dickens’ romantic coming-of-age novel about a boy who attempts to become a gentleman in order to win the hand of the girl he loves, and is one of the world’s most beloved classics. Now you can share this classic with children of any age.
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About the Author
Jack and Holman Wang are twin brothers who grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. They first began writing and illustrating books together in the third grade.
Jack earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona and a Ph.D. in English with an emphasis in creative writing from Florida State University, where his major area was the history of the novel. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Writing at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, where he specializes in fiction writing and serves as Chair.
Holman, an artist and former middle school teacher, holds a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in architecture history, both from the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Bathroom Stuff, a nonfiction coffee table book on the history of everything in your bathroom, published by SourceBooks in 2001. His work has been featured in newspapers and on TV and radio, including NPR and the CBC.
Jack has four and two year-old daughters. Holman has a three year-old daughter and a 21 month-old son. They both love reading to their children, and they’re both eager to pass on the classics.
Review
“Quite simply, delightful” ~ The Paris Review
“Enchanting... a service to literate families everywhere” ~ The Wall Street Journal
“Capture[s] the imagination of young readers” ~ Reading Rainbow
“Boy, are they cute” ~ Huffington Post
“Eye-popping” ~ CBC Books
“So adorable it makes our hearts hurt” ~ Vulture.com
“A magnificent and breathtaking retelling” ~ BuzzFeed
“Ridiculously lovely” ~ Kate Hutchings, Riffle Classics Editor
“Real tenderness and occasional profundity” ~ The Telegraph (UK)
“The perfect, vaguely irreverent, and super erudite baby gift” ~ Cool Mom Picks
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- PublisherSimply Read Books
- ISBN 10 1927018722
- ISBN 13 9781927018729
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages24
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