Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe

by Vera B Williams, Vera B Williams (Illustrator)

Overview

Follow the red canoe from page to page as it journeys down river carrying the family on a camping tour. It's the next best thing to paddling it yourself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780688040727
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/01/1984
Series:	Reading Rainbow Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.88(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.00(d)
Lexile:	AD560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Vera B. Williams began her career in children’s books by illustrating Hooray for Me!, written by Remy Charlip with Lilian Moore. Her beloved A Chair for My Mother won multiple awards, including a Caldecott Honor, and “More More More,” Said the Baby also received a Caldecott Honor. Vera B. Williams was the recipient of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award; she was awarded the 2009 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature; and she was the US nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Vera B. Williams died on October 16, 2015, shortly before her final book, Home at Last, was completed.

Vera B. Williams began her career in children’s books by illustrating Hooray for Me!, written by Remy Charlip with Lilian Moore. Her beloved A Chair for My Mother won multiple awards, including a Caldecott Honor, and “More More More,” Said the Baby also received a Caldecott Honor. Vera B. Williams was the recipient of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award; she was awarded the 2009 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature; and she was the US nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Vera B. Williams died on October 16, 2015, shortly before her final book, Home at Last, was completed.

Editorial Reviews

Imaginatively told.

New York Times

Makes the reader feel he's sharing the journey and had a wonderful time.

New Yorker