Author: Lauren Castillo
Narrator: Christopher Gebauer
Unabridged: 0 hr 3 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 01/16/2015
Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - Family - Multigenerational
In this magical picture book, a young boy spends an overnight visit with his nana and is frightened to find that the city where she lives is filled with noise and crowds and scary things. But then Nana makes him a special cape to help him be brave, and soon the everyday sights, sounds, and smells of the city are not scarybut wonderful. The succinct text is paired with watercolor illustrations that capture all the vitality, energy, and beauty of the city.
The joy a child finds in making their own time capsule, filled with everyday objects, comes alive in this inviting picture book from the MacArthur “genius grant” recipient and award-winning author of Radioactive.A set of dice. A grandmot...
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