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Garbage Gulls

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Two boys spend the day doing nothing but imagining in this poetic ode to the freedom of summer.#On a hot summer day that feels like it’s lasted forever, two brothers stretch out in the back seat of an abandoned car in a strip-mall parking lot. They pass the time thinking up another place, scattering ketchup-soaked fries around their whale of a car to attract the garbage gulls. They have to leave just the right amount, the older boy tells the younger, so enough gulls will come. Enough to lift them up in their tangle of wings and take them to the sea. #Lyrical text by Dorson Plourde and expressive art by Isabella Fassler – two debut creators – combine to perfectly capture the mood of a languid summer day. Without access to a beach or summer camp, with only fries and colas and a stretch of asphalt, the brothers dream themselves to the sea the only way they can – through their shared imagination. This evocative picture book is sure to transport children through the clouds to the imagined delights beyond.

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Two boys spend the day doing nothing but imagining in this poetic ode to the freedom of summer.#On a hot summer day that feels like it’s lasted forever, two brothers stretch out in the back seat of an abandoned car in a strip-mall parking lot. They pass the time thinking up another place, scattering ketchup-soaked fries around their whale of a car to attract the garbage gulls. They have to leave just the right amount, the older boy tells the younger, so enough gulls will come. Enough to lift them up in their tangle of wings and take them to the sea. #Lyrical text by Dorson Plourde and expressive art by Isabella Fassler – two debut creators – combine to perfectly capture the mood of a languid summer day. Without access to a beach or summer camp, with only fries and colas and a stretch of asphalt, the brothers dream themselves to the sea the only way they can – through their shared imagination. This evocative picture book is sure to transport children through the clouds to the imagined delights beyond.

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"… a wild and wonderful seasonal tribute to the way that children, left to their own devices during a long summer’s day, can be immensely creative."

Publishers Weekly, 15/03/2024

"... a celebration of imagination ... shows another side of summer vacation that requires no money and no adults to be a success."

School Library Journal, 23/04/2024

"The book is a dazzling debut ... Lyrical, absurd, and full of wonder."

Kirkus Reviews, 23/03/2024

"... a gorgeously rendered poetic tribute to childhood summers in all their messy, hazy glory."

CM Magazine, 07/06/2024

"Fassler’s illustrations blend perfectly with Plourde’s playful text, allowing readers to imagine the world the boys see … Young readers will enjoy the creativity of the two boys in this delightful picture book"

Children’s Literature, 22/10/2024

"Brilliant … Plourde is pulling out all the stops with this narrative. … I’ve always been fond of stories about broken down city locations, and this book slots into that category like a hand in a glove. … Isabella Fassler [‘s art] is wild and raw and full of pencil crayons and graphite. I guarantee, you won’t forget this one soon."

Fuse 8 (School Library Journal), 17/12/2024
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