When Glitter Met Glue

by Karen Kilpatrick, German Blanco (Illustrator)

Overview

From the award-winning creators of When Pencil Met Eraser comes a tale about underappreciated Glue, who longs to stand out, and soon meets a new friend, Glitter, who helps bring out her inner sparkle, confidence, and creativity. Perfect for back to school and all year round!

Glue loves making art with her friends—especially pasting on googly eyes!—but sometimes she feels invisible. Instead of always being stuck in the background, Glue wants to be noticed like Pencil and colorful like the Markers! How can she find a way to stand out?

When a new friend named Glitter arrives in a swirl of sparkles, Glue and Glitter team up to make something completely original and help Glue shine like the star she truly is.

Karen Kilpatrick & Germán Blanco's When Glitter Met Glue spotlights art’s unsung hero—a glue bottle—in a hilarious and clever story that encourages self-acceptance and spurs us all to recognize our inner shimmer. A perfect gift for teachers and the first day of school.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250817600
Publisher:	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication date:	05/10/2022
Series:	When Pencil Met Eraser
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	530L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Karen Kilpatrick has been telling and writing stories for as long as she can remember. A former attorney who left the legal industry for the toy industry, she is the author of When Pencil Met Eraser and the Pumpkinheads children's book series and cocreator with her two daughters of the toy brand, MeBears. She lives in South Florida with her three kids.

Germán Blanco has been using pencils all his life. Erasers, too. He unknowingly began his artistic career as a kid by doodling in school whenever he was bored (sorry, mom!). He later became a graphic designer but he found his passion in illustration. When he’s not drawing, he enjoys watching movies and playing football (aka soccer).

Germán is the illustrator of When Pencil Met Eraser and When Pencil Met the Markers.

Editorial Reviews

Winner of the 2024 Sunshine State Young Readers Award

When Pencil Met Eraser:

"An imaginative and engaging look into artistic possibility." —Kirkus Reviews

“Readers young and old alike will love this imagining of the dynamic duo that is Pencil and Eraser.” —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

2022-03-30
Glue gains some sparkle with help from a new friend.

Whether securing Popsicle sticks and pompoms or bringing art to life with googly eyes, Glue is happy to help her friends create. But because her role relegates her to the background, she feels overlooked in the colorful shadows of Pencil and the Markers. Arriving uncapped, with a plume of purple and blue sparkles swirling about, is even more noticeable Glitter. Glue, doing what she does well, offers to stick some of Glitter’s sparkles down. But free-spirited Glitter is “meant to sparkle the entire world, not just one tiny spot!” A mishap might just open his mind and bring some shine to Glue’s life. In this third book, Kilpatrick and Blanco tackle individuality, confidence, and friendship. Glue’s contributions are vital and do not go unpraised by her friends, but she can’t help but feel invisible because her work is often unseen or physically transparent. Ultimately, the team-up with Glitter permanently transforms Glue: With the gift of some of Glitter’s sparkle, Glue’s work is hard to miss. Blanco’s mixed-media illustrations bring texture across the bright white backdrops of the pages. The minimalist art and short narrative result in a simple and cheery, if slightly didactic, message about uplifting less obvious achievements. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

A light next installment featuring familiar themes. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews