Raven, Rabbit, Deer

In an intergenerational winter's story full of quiet wonder, a little boy takes his grandfather for a walk down a forest trail.

The boy shows Grandpa how to jump in the snow and how to make it splash into the creek. Grandpa shows the boy rabbit tracks and deer hiding among the trees. They greet their animal neighbors by name: Raven, Rabbit, Deer, Sparrow. Back home, the little boy sets the table with cookies while Grandpa pours the milk. It has been a glorious afternoon, and soon there will be books and blankets and the big armchair by the fire.

In Raven, Rabbit, Deer, Governor General's Award-nominated author Sue Farrell Holler casts a spell of simple wonder as small child earnestly sets out to take care of his grandfather for the day. Grandpa wisely gratifies this sweet self-importance while passing on important lessons: how to greet a raven...how to know a deer's tracks...how to be family. Illustrator Jennifer Faria creates illustrations so cozy they make the winter's day feel warm.

About the author

Sue Farrell Holler is the Governor General's Award-nominated author of the YA novel Cold White Sun as well as the middle-grade novel Lacey and the African Grandmothers and several picture books. Sue grew up on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, where she wrote avidly to more than a hundred pen pals across North America. She later channelled her passion for writing into journalism studies at the University of King's College in Halifax. Sue has lived in the Northwest Territories and today resides in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Summary

A boy greets animal neighbors on a snowy walk, learning their names and tracks from his beloved grandfather

Foreword

• 6,000-copy print run


• Pitch to major review media, including The New York Times, The Horn Book Magazine, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal


• Featured at AMLE, NAYC, NCTE, and ALA with the Publisher Spotlight booth


• Targeted marketing to major review centers, influential bloggers, and major library system selectors


• Classroom guide for educators


• Promotion on social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest


• E-newsletter promotion

Product details

• Authors: Sue Farrell Holler
• Assisted by: Jennifer Faria (Illustration), Jennifer Faria Lipke (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.11.2020
• EAN: 9781772781366
• ISBN: 978-1-77278-136-6
• No. of pages: 32
• Illustrations: Full-color illustrations throughout
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; North America, JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / Country Life, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Deer, Moose & Caribou, Seasonal interest: Winter, Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories, Interest age: from c 3 years, JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, North America (USA & Canada), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature & animal stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / Environment, 5-7 years, Fiction, Picture Book, Non-character, Non Tie-in, Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction, Animal tracks -- Juvenile fiction, Ojibwe / Ojibwa / Ojibway