Here Is a Book A Picture Book

<P><B>A love letter to books, showing how many elements and people contribute to making something beautiful, from Caldecott honoree Elisha Cooper</B><br><br><B>Multiple starred reviews: "An immediate classic."*  /  "Special...bringing the parts of the book together into one unified message."**  /  "A step-by-step representation of how a book comes into being."***</B><br><br>In this poetic and beautifully illustrated ode to creativity and the process of making books, Caldecott honoree Elisha Cooper takes readers on a journey showing how words and art move from one person to another.<br><br>From writer to reader, and everyone who contributes in between: <I>Here is a book, made with love.</I><br><br><I>An artist’s studio overflows with sketches, drafts, a wastebasket, and wonder.</I><br><I>A publisher’s office hums with computers, layouts, coffee, and teamwork.</I><br><I>A printer makes a layout into a book using presses, ink, paper, and time.</I><br><I>And that book travels to a school, to a library, to a student, to a home.</I><br><br><I>* Bulletin of the Center for Children''s Books; **Booklist; ***Publishers Weekly</I></P>