From Ed's to Ned's

by Gideon Sterer, Lucy Ruth Cummins (Illustrator)

Overview

What starts with just two kids quickly escalates into a rhyming, rollicking romp through the neighborhood, where all the kids are invited!

Climb to Cal's
Whirl to Will's
Trampoline from Ted's to Jill's!

Two sisters venture out of their house and pick up Cal, then all three head to Will's. Four become eight and then eight become twelve, and before you know it, there are twenty-two!

Never touching the ground, the kids have no shortage of ways to get to their pal's place when there is a mission at hand! Trampolines and slides. Propellers and parachutes. Diving boards and swinging vines. Find your favorite mode and join the friends on the adventurous trip!


A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Selection

"There is no safe or sound reasoning behind any of the journeys herein, but the joyful abandon is something any child will embrace."--School Library Journal, starred review

"Mesmerizing."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780525648086
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	06/02/2020
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
Lexile:	NP (what's this?)
File size:	17 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Gideon Sterer grew up in the woods of upstate New York. Not too far away, his parents owned a little zoo, where he would run around after hours and let the animals out. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Owl, co-written with Ellen Kalish and illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki, and his other previous books include From Ed's to Ned's, illustrated by Lucy Cummins, which received 2 starred reviews, The Midnight Fair, illustrated by Mariachiara Di Gorgio, which received 7 starred reviews, and Not Your Nest, illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi. Currently, he lives in upstate New York. He likes football, pierogies, portals, archery, and liminal places where worlds blend. Visit him at GideonSterer.com.

Lucy Ruth Cummins is an author, an illustrator, and an art director of children's books. Her debut picture book, A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals, was a finalist for the Governor General's Award, an Irma Black Honor Book, and an ALA Notable Book. Her second book, Stumpkin, was a PW Best Book of the Year. She is also the illustrator of This Is Not a Valentine, written by Carter Higgins, and Truman, written by Jean Reidy. She lives with her husband and son in Brooklyn, New York. Her favorite food is the French fry. Visit her at LucyRuthCummins.com.

Editorial Reviews

★ 05/11/2020

“Getting there is half the fun” is a big understatement when it comes to the children who populate this rhythmic transportation fantasy by Sterer (Not Your Nest!) and Cummins (Truman). Twins are sitting in front of the TV when a call comes over the tin-can phone line. They immediately head next door—but instead of walking, they “Climb to Cal’s,” pulling themselves hand over hand across a clothesline that connects the two houses. The three (and a ginger cat) next fly via handheld propeller machines to another friend’s home (“Whirl to Will’s”). Each subsequent residence adds another kid, a new mode of transportation, and another alliterative or rhyming line (“Jump from Jin’s/ Dive to Dan’s// Tightrope-walk from Steve’s/ to Stan’s,” writes Sterer). After traveling by vine and cannon blast, slide and scuba, the kids finally arrive by balloon at Ned’s rooftop, where materials for a huge undertaking have been assembled. A parent-mandated overnight break (even the most inventive kids have to sleep) interrupts before the final pages reveal the gang on their way to yet another friend’s house—this one far, far away. Cummins’s doll-like characters and the happy, single-minded aplomb with which they navigate their world are equally mesmerizing. Ages 4–7. Author’s agent: Stephen Barr, Writers House. Illustrator’s agent: Emily Van Beek, Folio Jr./Folio Literary. (June)

Publishers Weekly

There is no safe or sound reasoning behind any of the journeys herein, but the joyful abandon is something any child will embrace.” –School Library Journal, starred review

“Cummins’s doll-like characters and the happy, single-minded aplomb with which they navigate their world are equally mesmerizing.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review

From the Publisher

07/17/2020

PreS-Gr 2—Children really know how to see the world in this triumphant look at ingenious modes of travel: "Climb to Cal's, whirl to Will's, trampoline from Ted's to Jill's." "Dig to Duke's" requires passing a castle, and "Cannon-blast from Beth's to Luke's" features a real cannon and a safe landing in a haystack. This is a fever dream, with minute sketched travelers in all shapes and sizes, all colors and builds, though clearly it's the pack of adults summoning these merry wayfarers home for bed. A tightrope across cacti? A rocket to Lou's? It's all par for the course in wide spreads that Cummins populates with fliers, tumblers, and tightrope walkers. Children will delight in pointing out the hazards. VERDICT There is no safe or sound reasoning behind any of the journeys herein, but the joyful abandon is something any child will embrace. Like Gorey's Gashlycrumb Tinies, this is chant-worthy from a first reading, and the nonsense approach ensures that nobody dies.—Kimberly Olson Fakih, School Library Journal

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