If Only

Bestselling author-illustrator Mies van Hout employs vivid creatures in a jewel-tone natural setting to explore the longing we all feel at times to be like somebody else.

About the author

Mies van Hout is the author and illustrator of the picture books Happy, Friends, Surprise, and From One to Ten, among others, which have been hugely popular in Europe and North America. She studied graphic design at the Arts Academy in Groningen, the Netherlands, and has worked as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer since 1989. Her distinctive paintings are cheerful and bold, and her work has been published in more than twenty countries.

Summary

Bestselling author-illustrator Mies van Hout employs vivid creatures in a jewel-tone natural setting to explore the longing we all feel at times to be like somebody else.

Foreword

• 5,000-copy print run


• Featured in May 2021 Booklist Picture Books webinar


• 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 virtual and in-person conferences 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, Google+, and Pinterest


• E-newsletter promotion

Product details

• Authors: Mies van Hout
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.05.2021
• EAN: 9781772781960
• ISBN: 978-1-77278-196-0
• No. of pages: 32
• Illustrations: Full-color illustrations throughout
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Insects, Spiders, etc., JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, Picture storybooks, envy, Interest age: from c 4 years, 5-7 years, Fiction, Picture Book, Non-character, Non Tie-in, Human behavior--Juvenile fiction, Animals--Adaptation