The Creature of Habit by Jennifer E. Smith (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Creature of Habit by Jennifer E. Smith, Leo Espinosa On the island of Habit lives a very big creature who does the exact same things in the exact same order every day, but when a small creature comes along who wants to do something different every day, the creature of habit must learn to adapt. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A delightful picture book about a creature of habit whose routine suddenly gets disrupted by the unexpected arrival of a new friend. A perfect story for little readers learning social emotional skills that explores the joy of trying something new!A very big creature with big teeth, big eyes, and very big feet lives on the island of Habit. Every day the creature happily does the exact same things in the exact same order.That is, until a small boat carrying a very small creature with small teeth, small eyes, and very, very small feet arrives on the island. The big creature is excited to share his routine, but the small creature has ideas of his own. The little creature does something different every day--its madness to the big creature!Can these two creatures learn to understand each other? Is the island big enough for both of them? Colorful and captivating, this is a story about learning with and from your friends. Author Biography Jennifer E. Smith is the author of eight novels for young adults, including The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, Windfall, and Field Notes on Love. She earned a masters degree in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and her work has been translated into thirty-three languages.Leo Espinosa is a New York Times bestselling illustrator and designer from Bogota, Colombia. His picture books includes No More Naps by Chris Grabenstein, Islandborn by Junot Diaz, for which he was awarded a Pura Belpre illustrator award, and Goldfish on Vacation by Sally Lloyd-Jones. Leos award-winning illustrations have been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts, Pictoplasma, 3x3, and the Society of Illustrators. In addition, he has given multiple lectures and workshops at schools and institutions such as Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute as well as serving on the faculty of the Rhode Island School of Design. Review "A creature from the island of Habit learns to break out of routine in this encouraging play-on-words story." –Publishers Weekly Review Quote "A creature from the island of Habit learns to break out of routine in this encouraging play-on-words story." - Publishers Weekly Details ISBN0593173058 Author Leo Espinosa Language English Year 2021 Illustrator Leo Espinosa ISBN-10 0593173058 ISBN-13 9780593173053 Format Hardcover Pages 40 Audience Age 3-7 Country of Publication United States Place of Publication New York Publisher Random House USA Inc Imprint Random House Inc Illustrations Full colour illustrations Publication Date 2021-11-09 AU Release Date 2021-11-09 NZ Release Date 2021-11-09 US Release Date 2021-11-09 UK Release Date 2021-11-09 DEWEY 823.92 Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134685051;

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