bigger than a bread box by laurel snyder

“… a captivating Passover story by Laurel Snyder (“Bigger Than a Breadbox,” “Penny Dreadful”)… centers on the themes of just rewards and just deserts. “Friendship, connection, and understanding are at the heart of this warm, introspective story about the events that shape a person.” – Publishers WeeklyĪ Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year!īulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Guide to Gift Books!Ĭooperative Children’s Book Center Choice! I wish I’d had this book when I was a kid I would have read it a hundred times and slept with it under my pillow.” –Anne Ursu, author of The Real Boy Like Judy Blume before her, Laurel Snyder writes characters that feel like your best friend. “Time travel is the least of the magic in the sublime Seven Stories Up, which gently and lovingly demonstrates how the right friend at the right time can heal a heart and even change a life. #4 on the Winter 2013/2014 Indie Next Kids’ List! “Young ballet lovers will be smitten with the story.”– Kirkus Reviews “A tender, delicate recounting.”- Publishers Weekly “Spare, poetic words sit as lightly as snowflakes.” -Wall Street Journal Wisconsin State Reading Association’s “Picture This” List! Georgia Picture Book Award Finalist (2016-17) ! STARRED Review in School Library Journal!īanks Street Best Children’s Books of the Year! Parents Magazine’s 10 Best Books of 2017! New York Public Library’s Best Books for Kids! Southern Living’s Best Children’s Books of 2017!Ĭhicago Public Library Best of the Best Books (2017)!

King County Library System Best Books of 2017! Starred review in School Library Journal!Ĭhicago Public Library “Best of the Best Books (2017)!īrightly’s Best Children’s Books of 2017!Įvanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids (2017)! WSRA Children’s Literature 2020 Recommendation Lists! Just so long as you buy books, books, books! (they don’t have to be MY books.

Of course, if neither of these options tickles your fancy, there are many ways to skin a cat (though not the one from the indie bookstore, for gosh sakes). If this is the case, may I suggest that you contact MY favorite ATL independent bookstore, Ask for Diane.

However, it’s possible that you live in a place where there is no such shop. Where you might also find a cup of mint tea, or a cat. It is always nice to buy your books from the sweet little (or big) old (or young) bookseller at your favorite local bookstore.

Bigger than a bread box by laurel snyder