A Book Is a Book cover

A Book is a Book

Book Author & Illustrator Jenny Bornholdt & Sarah Wilkins
Rights Available World excl. World English, South Korea, Germany, Latin America (Spanish), Mainland China, Turkey
Rights Sold South Korea, Germany, Latin America (Spanish), Mainland China, Turkey

Told from a child’s view, this book captures the magic of books felt by voracious readers, and is a perfect gift for book-lovers of all ages.

This small-format jacketed hardback has whimsical yet humorous illustrations and words that perfectly define everything that is good about a book.

About the Author
Jenny Bornholdt is an acclaimed poet. In 2005–06 she was the NZ Poet Laureate and she received the 2003 Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand.

Sarah Wilkins has worked as an illustrator in Australia, USA, New Zealand and France. She won the LIANZA Russell Clark Award for Illustration in 2003.

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Description

Publisher
Gecko Press

Extent
40pp

Format
180 x 120mm

Binding
Hardback

Category
Children’s

Genre
Picture Book

Age range
3 to infinity

Publication Date
1/11/2013

Rights Available:
World excl. World English, South Korea, Germany, Latin America (Spanish), Mainland China, Turkey

Rights Agents:

World
Anja Mundt, Mundt Agency
anja@mundtagency.com

China & Taiwan
Bookman
ShuHuai (China) shuhuai@bkagency.com.tw
Sushin (Taiwan) sushin@bkagency.com.tw

Turkey
Ayşenur Müslümanoğlu, AnatoliaLit
aysenur@anatolialit.com
anatolialit.com

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“Altogether this book is a joy.”

The Scotsman

“There are just a few lines of text per page but they are so perfect … expounded in the whimsical painted illustrations.”

Magpies Magazine

“A quirky collection of musings about books and their capacity to entertain, intrigue, captivate, educate or simply stave off boredom…”

The Listener

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