Big Sister, Long Coat

"Love and tenderness are expressed in every scene" –School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

"...this sweet and optimistic picture book shows how the support of a loved one can help reframe attitudes, come rain or shine." –Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

Big sisters are the best! Neither rain nor a series of setbacks can put a damper on a young girl’s day spent with her big sister. A picture book that captures the love between siblings!

A young girl is thrilled to spend the day with her big sister, but things don’t go as planned. It’s so hot outside—legs-stick-to-the-seat hot—that her ice cream melts and then it rains. Their plans must change, and then change again as the library closes just before they arrive. But big sister knows just what to do next—even if it’s nothing besides splashing in puddles and looking at the stars. The day isn’t anything like little sister expected . . . it’s better.

For fans of Oge Mora's Saturday, this picture book about the power of sibling friendship comes from award-winning author Nelly Buchet and Salvadoran illustrator Rachel Katstaller.

About the author

Nelly Buchet is the author of ALA Notable Book and Irma Black Award winner Cat Dog Dog: The Story of a Blended Family (PRH, with art by Andrea Zuill, 2020), the four-board book "Can't Do" series (Bonnier UK, with art by Pau Morgan, 2021), and How to Train Your Pet Brain (Beaming Books, with art by Amy Jindra, 2022). She has taught nonviolent conflict resolution in schools and created a nonprofit project that brings picture books to refugee children through orphanages and libraries. She divides her time between Berlin, Germany, and the US. @nellybuchetbooks

Product details

• Authors: Nelly Buchet, Rachel Katstaller, Rachel KatstallerÂ, Rachel Katstaller
• Assisted by: Rachel Katstaller (Illustration)
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.03.2024
• EAN: 9780735845510
• ISBN: 978-0-7358-4551-0
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 404 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings, PICTURE BOOKS, ACTIVITY BOOKS & EARLY LEARNING MATERIAL, Picture storybooks: imagination and play