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Kyo Maclear

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Isabelle Arsenault

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	Spork written by Kyo Maclear illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5929

Hardcover Jacket CAD $18.95 978-1-55337-736-8 Grades: PreSchool to 2 Ages: 3 to 7 Character Education inclusiveness tolerance Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell M Grade Level 2/3 Reading Recovery 20 © 2010 4-color 7 1/2 x 9 3/8 32 pages	His mum is a spoon. His dad is a fork. And he's a bit of both. He's Spork! Spork sticks out in the regimented world of the cutlery drawer. The spoons think he's too pointy, while the forks find him too round. He never gets chosen to be at the table at mealtimes until one day a very messy … thing arrives in the kitchen who has never heard of cutlery customs. Will Spork finally find his place at the table? This "multi-cutlery" tale is a humorous and lively commentary on individuality and tolerance. Its high-spirited illustrations capture the experience and emotions of anyone who has ever wondered about their place in the world. Awards 2011 Best Children’s Books of the Year, Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, winner 2010 Horace Mann Upstanders Book Award, shortlist 2010 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities, IBBY, winner Reviews “While some picture-book tales have difficulty promoting the “different can be good” message without slipping into deep didactism, Maclear’s text feels nearly effortless. The inanimate-object identification also pairs brilliantly with Arsenault’s melding of mixed media and digital art.” — Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, August 2010 “It’s a story that could wilt under the weight of moral high-mindedness, but the graceful voice of Maclear, making her children’s book debut, keeps it light and entertaining.” — Publishers Weekly, September 2010 “Arsenault’s expressive drawings of an un-happy spork are instantly winning.” — The New York Times, September 2010 “... her message of acceptance will resonate, particularly with parents.” — Booklist, September 2010 “... the lighthearted storytelling and whimsical mixed-media illustrations will draw readers in, and adults will find the book to be a useful conversation starter for the topics of race, difference, and acceptance.” — School Library Journal, February 2011

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Spork written by Kyo Maclear illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5929

Hardcover Jacket CAD $18.95 978-1-55337-736-8 Grades: PreSchool to 2 Ages: 3 to 7 Character Education inclusiveness tolerance Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell M Grade Level 2/3 Reading Recovery 20 © 2010 4-color 7 1/2 x 9 3/8 32 pages	His mum is a spoon. His dad is a fork. And he's a bit of both. He's Spork! Spork sticks out in the regimented world of the cutlery drawer. The spoons think he's too pointy, while the forks find him too round. He never gets chosen to be at the table at mealtimes until one day a very messy … thing arrives in the kitchen who has never heard of cutlery customs. Will Spork finally find his place at the table? This "multi-cutlery" tale is a humorous and lively commentary on individuality and tolerance. Its high-spirited illustrations capture the experience and emotions of anyone who has ever wondered about their place in the world. Awards 2011 Best Children’s Books of the Year, Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, winner 2010 Horace Mann Upstanders Book Award, shortlist 2010 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities, IBBY, winner Reviews “While some picture-book tales have difficulty promoting the “different can be good” message without slipping into deep didactism, Maclear’s text feels nearly effortless. The inanimate-object identification also pairs brilliantly with Arsenault’s melding of mixed media and digital art.” — Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, August 2010 “It’s a story that could wilt under the weight of moral high-mindedness, but the graceful voice of Maclear, making her children’s book debut, keeps it light and entertaining.” — Publishers Weekly, September 2010 “Arsenault’s expressive drawings of an un-happy spork are instantly winning.” — The New York Times, September 2010 “... her message of acceptance will resonate, particularly with parents.” — Booklist, September 2010 “... the lighthearted storytelling and whimsical mixed-media illustrations will draw readers in, and adults will find the book to be a useful conversation starter for the topics of race, difference, and acceptance.” — School Library Journal, February 2011

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Spork written by Kyo Maclear illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5929

Hardcover Jacket CAD $18.95 978-1-55337-736-8 Grades: PreSchool to 2 Ages: 3 to 7 Character Education inclusiveness tolerance Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell M Grade Level 2/3 Reading Recovery 20 © 2010 4-color 7 1/2 x 9 3/8 32 pages	His mum is a spoon. His dad is a fork. And he's a bit of both. He's Spork! Spork sticks out in the regimented world of the cutlery drawer. The spoons think he's too pointy, while the forks find him too round. He never gets chosen to be at the table at mealtimes until one day a very messy … thing arrives in the kitchen who has never heard of cutlery customs. Will Spork finally find his place at the table? This "multi-cutlery" tale is a humorous and lively commentary on individuality and tolerance. Its high-spirited illustrations capture the experience and emotions of anyone who has ever wondered about their place in the world. Awards 2011 Best Children’s Books of the Year, Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, winner 2010 Horace Mann Upstanders Book Award, shortlist 2010 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities, IBBY, winner Reviews “While some picture-book tales have difficulty promoting the “different can be good” message without slipping into deep didactism, Maclear’s text feels nearly effortless. The inanimate-object identification also pairs brilliantly with Arsenault’s melding of mixed media and digital art.” — Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, August 2010 “It’s a story that could wilt under the weight of moral high-mindedness, but the graceful voice of Maclear, making her children’s book debut, keeps it light and entertaining.” — Publishers Weekly, September 2010 “Arsenault’s expressive drawings of an un-happy spork are instantly winning.” — The New York Times, September 2010 “... her message of acceptance will resonate, particularly with parents.” — Booklist, September 2010 “... the lighthearted storytelling and whimsical mixed-media illustrations will draw readers in, and adults will find the book to be a useful conversation starter for the topics of race, difference, and acceptance.” — School Library Journal, February 2011

written by Kyo Maclear

illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

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His mum is a spoon. His dad is a fork. And he's a bit of both. He's Spork!

Spork sticks out in the regimented world of the cutlery drawer. The spoons think he's too pointy, while the forks find him too round. He never gets chosen to be at the table at mealtimes until one day a very messy … thing arrives in the kitchen who has never heard of cutlery customs. Will Spork finally find his place at the table?

This "multi-cutlery" tale is a humorous and lively commentary on individuality and tolerance. Its high-spirited illustrations capture the experience and emotions of anyone who has ever wondered about their place in the world.

Curriculum Connections

Character Education
inclusiveness

tolerance

Reading levels

Fountas & Pinnell

Grade Level

2/3

Reading Recovery

Hardcover Jacket

978-1-55337-736-8

Reviews

“While some picture-book tales have difficulty promoting the “different can be good” message without slipping into deep didactism, Maclear’s text feels nearly effortless. The inanimate-object identification also pairs brilliantly with Arsenault’s melding of mixed media and digital art.”: — Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, August 2010
“It’s a story that could wilt under the weight of moral high-mindedness, but the graceful voice of Maclear, making her children’s book debut, keeps it light and entertaining.”: — Publishers Weekly, September 2010
“Arsenault’s expressive drawings of an un-happy spork are instantly winning.”: — The New York Times, September 2010
“... her message of acceptance will resonate, particularly with parents.”: — Booklist, September 2010
“... the lighthearted storytelling and whimsical mixed-media illustrations will draw readers in, and adults will find the book to be a useful conversation starter for the topics of race, difference, and acceptance.”: — School Library Journal, February 2011

Awards

2011: Best Children’s Books of the Year, Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, winner
2010: Horace Mann Upstanders Book Award, shortlist
2010: Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities, IBBY, winner