MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--What does it mean to be best friends forever when you can’t see your best friend anymore? Young readers will find out in the heartwarming new picture book, The Only Alex Addleston in All These Mountains, published by Carolrhoda Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group.
Alex Addleston and Alex Addleston do everything together. They chase fireflies, collect crawdads, and they even code secret messages. But when Alex's parents move her family to Kenya, the two friends lose contact with each other. Half a world apart, each Alex keeps the other close while climbing trees, counting stars, and playing games.
Award-winning author James Solheim tells a magical tale in which one day, just maybe, Alex and Alex will rediscover what it means to be best friends, no matter what. With charming, lively illustrations by artist Jeffrey Ebbeler and a message that will touch young readers and the adults who may read with them, The Only Alex Addleston in All These Mountains is just right for read-aloud, new readers, reluctant readers, and Chapter One programs.
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About the Author
James
Solheim is the only James Solheim in Omaha, Nebraska. He is
also the author of It's Disgusting—and We Ate It! and Santa's
Secrets Revealed. His books have been Junior Library Guild
selections and chosen for the American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. As
a child, James made his own secret code wheel like the one in the book.
About the Illustrator
Jeffrey Ebbeler has been
creating award-winning art for children for over a decade, with more
than 40 picture books to his name. Formerly an art director in
children's publishing, he also has created a monthly comic series and
large-scale murals.
About the Publisher
Carolrhoda
Books, a division of Lerner
Publishing Group, creates high-quality fiction and nonfiction for
children and young adults.
PUBLICATION DATE:
March 2014
$17.95 Hardcover,
Jacketed
$12.95 eBook
Ages 4–9
HC: 978-1-4677-0346-8
EB:
978-1-4677-2400-5
32 Pages ● 10 5/8 x 8 7/8
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