Vendor
	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
Categories
Children’s picture books

BOOM SNOT TWITTY: THIS WAY THAT WAY

Renata Liwska Doreen Cronin

This bear, snail, and bird are out for a picnic, but they’re having trouble finding a good place until Snot takes the lead and finds the perfect spot.

The perfect spot is this way! says Boom.
The perfect spot is that way!” tweets Twitty.
Snot is smartly silent.
How will these three friends decide which way to go to find the perfect spot? With humor, wisdom, and perfect storytelling and illustrating pitch, New York Times bestsellers Doreen Cronin and Renata Liwska present a tale of authentic friendship.

Doreen Cronin (doreencronin.com) is the author of many popular books for children, including the Caldecott Honor Award-winning Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type. She lives in Brooklyn, NY. Her perfect spot is on the beach with a book. Renata Liwska (renataliwska.com) is the illustrator of many beautiful books for children, including the New York Times bestseller The Quiet Book. She lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Available products
Book Published 2015-06-30 by Viking Children's Books
Book Published 2015-06-30 by Viking Children's Books

Comments

French: Albin Michel, Chinese (compl. and simpl): Hsinex

A bear, a bird, and a snail differ on plans for an outing. "Boom, Snot, and Twitty hit the trail early to find the perfect spot to spend the day," opens the text, as a hilarious illustration shows the three inadvertently setting out in three different directions. As before (Boom, Snot, Twitty, 2014), staying together is a given, but this time, two have concrete goals. Boom, the bear, wants to go to the beach; as he imagines it, the illustrations shift from figures and shadows in ample white space to a full-bleed, double-page spread of Boom happily at the seaside, digging in sand. Twitty, a bird, longs for the mountains; her similarly formatted vision shows her standing atop a peak, gazing at others through binoculars. Snot, a snail, wants a group picnic. She asks the others which activities at their dream location they care about most. The dispute continues until Boom and Twitty notice that Snot has silently departed. As they follow a trail of blueberries she's left them, readers see that Snot, ever wise, has found a route and destination that braids everyone's desires together. Liwska's soft palette, crosshatched lines, and fine touch with posture and emotion render her scenes and characters both gentle and unique—and what's better than a bird in hiking boots? Quietly alluring and visually peaceful.

Friends don’t always agree, a truth told in words and pictures in this second Boom Snot Twitty book. ... There is a feeling of softness throughout...and the prevalence of nature’s colors...easing the tension between the two main characters.