How Gator Says Good-bye!

by Abigail Samoun, Sarah Watts (Illustrator)

Overview

How many ways can Gator say “good-bye?” Find out, as he travels from China, Japan, and India, to Egypt, Russia, and France, and finally to Argentina and back home again to San Francisco. It's hard to leave friends, but learning how to bid someone farewell in seven different languages is easy!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454908210
Publisher:	Sterling Children's Books
Publication date:	02/04/2014
Series:	Little Traveler Series
Pages:	22
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	AD280L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 4 Years

About the Author

Abigail Samoun has worked in children's publishing for over a dozen years, and has edited books that received the CCBC Charlotte Zolotow award, SCBWI Golden Kite award, Pura Belpre Honor, Smithsonian Notable, and NYPL Ezra Jack Keats award. She also edited the middle-grade series Edgar & Ellen, which sold over a half-million copies worldwide in 12 languages and inspired a cartoon series on Nickelodeon. In 2011, she cofounded Red Fox Literary, a children's book agency representing authors and illustrators, with agent extraordinaire Karen Grencik. Her novelty book What's in Your Purse?, illustrated by Nathalie Dion, will be published in spring 2014 by Chronicle. Abigail lives in Sonoma, CA, with her husband and son, two dogs, and a roving band of chickens. Visit redfoxliterary.com.
 
Sarah Watts went to Ringling College of Art and Design where she studied with many great instructors. She then worked at Carter's for two years, designing images and patterns for baby clothes, and then at International Greetings for a year creating patterns for stationery, gift bags, and other giftables. Sarah then started a career as an independent illustrator, and her clients include Simon & Schuster, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Amazon Children's Publishing, Random House UK, and Penguin Books UK. She lives in Atlanta, GA.

Editorial Reviews

02/24/2014
Literary agent Samoun and illustrator Watts take readers on a lively and useful around-the-world tour, teaching them how to say au revoir in eight languages (including French) as they go. A dapper alligator in suspenders and bow tie serves as tour guide: “He says ‘Ilaa al-liqaa!’ in Egypt.... He says ‘Zài jiàn!’ in China.” Phonetic pronunciations appear for each send-off (Russian, Hindi, Japanese, and Spanish goodbyes are also featured), and the journey ends where it began, in San Francisco. A smart, well-executed idea. Simultaneously available: How Hippo Says Hello! Ages 2–4. Agent: Abigail Samoun, Red Fox Literary. (Feb.)

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