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Awards

Winner, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, 1995
Short-listed, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, 1995
Short-listed, Mr. Christie's Book Award, 1995
Short-listed, Dimensional Illustrators Award, 1995
Commended, IBBY International Honour List, Illustration, 1995
Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Our Choice, 1995
Commended, Canadian Materials Best of the Year list , 1994
Commended, Canadian Bookseller's Fall selections , 1994

Gifts

By Jo Ellen Bogart Illustrated by Barbara Reid

Scholastic Canada Ltd | ISBN 9781443170086 Paperback
36 Pages | 8.11" x 9.69" | Ages 3 to 8

Celebrating 25 years in print!

Grandma is taking a trip around the world, and she’s bringing back wonderful gifts for everyone!

My grandma went a-travelling, said:

“What would you have me bring?”
“Not much,” said I,
“Just a piece of the sky,
and a hundred songs I can sing . . .”

When Grandma heads out for adventure she asks her granddaughter what she should bring back.

The creative response and remarkable fulfillment are delivered through clever rhyme and magical illustrations in this lovely cross-generational story!

This classic tale from award-winning creators Jo Ellen Bogart and Barbara Reid is now available with a fresh new look!

Raves & reviews:

Praise for Gifts:

“. . . a cheerful and poignant evocation of the bond between the old and the young, and the special gifts of shared experience.” —Today’s Parent

“Barbara Reid’s plasticine art is absolutely magical . . . Jo Ellen Bogart’s lyrical, rhyming text is full of love and wonder.” —The London Free Press

“A real delight.” —The Vancouver Sun