Sibling rivalry develops when a family adopts a new brother, forcing the older son to retreat into a world of fantasy, but the new siblings finally bond when they pull a boat from a tree after a damaging windstorm.
Tim Wynne-Jones has done everything from playing in a hippie band to working full-time ... for at least a year and a half. His other picture books include
Architect of the Moon, The Last Piece of Sky, and the wildly popular Zoom Trilogy. His novels include
The Boy in the Burning House and
The Maestro. He lives near Perth, Ontario, Canada.
John Shelly is the illustrator of MVP* (Front Street), The Secret in the Matchbox, and The Mystery in the Bottle. In addition to his illustrations for children's books in English, he has illustrated a number of Japanese titles, including a four-volume series of Hans Christian Andersen's tales to commemorate the bicentennial of the author's birth. Mr. Shelley lives with his family in Tokyo, Japan.
Tim Wynne-Jones has done everything from playing in a hippie band to working full-time ... for at least a year and a half. His other picture books include
Architect of the Moon, The Last Piece of Sky, and the wildly popular Zoom Trilogy. His novels include
The Boy in the Burning House and
The Maestro. He lives near Perth, Ontario, Canada.
John Shelly is the illustrator of MVP* (Front Street), The Secret in the Matchbox, and The Mystery in the Bottle. In addition to his illustrations for children's books in English, he has illustrated a number of Japanese titles, including a four-volume series of Hans Christian Andersen's tales to commemorate the bicentennial of the author's birth. Mr. Shelley lives with his family in Tokyo, Japan.
Tim Wynne-Jones has done everything from playing in a hippie band to working full-time ... for at least a year and a half. His other picture books include
Architect of the Moon, The Last Piece of Sky, and the wildly popular Zoom Trilogy. His novels include
The Boy in the Burning House and
The Maestro. He lives near Perth, Ontario, Canada.
John Shelly is the illustrator of MVP* (Front Street), The Secret in the Matchbox,and The Mystery in the Bottle. In addition to his illustrations for children's books in English, he has illustrated a number of Japanese titles, including a four-volume series of Hans Christian Andersen's tales to commemorate the bicentennial of the author's birth. Mr. Shelley lives with his family in Tokyo, Japan.
