Pamela Zagarenski

The Whisper Pamela Zagarenski

Brief Description: Her magical book of stories is wordless until a whisper in the wind tells a little girl to imagine a story for each page. Review Quotes: * "A sumptuously illustrated fable about the magic of storytelling and the power of imagination." "School Library Journal," starred review * "Surreal, staggering mixed-media paintings make traveling across such beautifully varied and bizarre storyscapes exhilarating." "Kirkus," starred review "Tiny vignettes of the girl looking at these very images in her own treastured book create the sense that readers are reading it along with her... Zagarenski's artwork is irresistable" "Publishers Weekly" "The fanciful combination of opulent imagery and mysterious detail will have children imagining stories of their own." " Horn Book Magazine""Publisher Marketing: Step inside the pages of a little girl's magical book as she discovers the profound and inspiring notion that we each bring something different to the same story. Two-time Caldecott Honor artist Pamela Zagarenski debuts as an author in this tender picture book about the joy of reading. Review Citations:

School Library Journal 07/01/2015 pg. 70 (EAN 9780544416864, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2015 (EAN 9780544416864, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Publishers Weekly 08/03/2015 (EAN 9780544416864, Hardcover)

Booklist 09/01/2015 pg. 123 (EAN 9780544416864, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2015 pg. 90 (EAN 9780544416864, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Zagarenski, Pamela Pamela Zagarenski is the winner of two Caldecott Honors. The books she has illustrated have also been Booklist Editor's Choices, Horn Book Fanfare and Bulletin Blue Ribbon books, winners of Bank Street's Claudia Lewis Award, and translated into many languages. As well as illustrating picture books, she creates paintings and has a gift card line. She lives in Connecticut. Visit www.pzagarenski.com.