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The rough patch / [written and illustrated by] Brian Lies.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 30 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780062671271
  • 0062671278
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Awards:
  • ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019
  • Caldecott Honor book, 2019
  • Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Title, 2019
  • New York Public Library Best Books for Kids, 2018
  • NPR Best Books, 2018
Summary: Farmer Evan and his dog do everything together and, especially, in the garden but when his dog passes away Evan lets his garden fill with weeds until a pumpkin vine brings new hope.Summary: Evan and his dog do everything together. They play and read and eat. But mostly you will find them tending to Evan's extraordinary garden, where flowers and other good things flourish and reach for the sky. But friends don't always stay forever, and when Evan loses his, he destroys the place that meant the most to them, and creates something to match his mood. Something ugly and twisted, sad and stubborn, ragged and rough - and he likes it that way. Until one day ... New York Times-bestselling author Brian Lies has created a breathtakingly beautiful and luminescent book about loss and grief, love and hope, and the healing power of friendship, curiosity, and nature.--From dust jacket.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook Tough Topics Lies Brian Checked out 2019 Caldecott Honor Book 05/28/2024 33111009376597
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Tough Topics Lies Brian Available 2019 Caldecott Honor Book 33111009697547
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:



A Caldecott Honor Book

An ALA Notable Book

A breathtakingly beautiful and luminescent book that is pitch-perfect for anyone of any age who has experienced any type of loss or disappointment, from New York Times-bestselling picture book creator Brian Lies.

New York Times-bestselling author-illustrator Brian Lies has created a beautiful, accessible, and deeply personal story about friendship, loss, and renewal. The Rough Patch was awarded a Caldecott Honor and features stunning paintings from the award-winning creator of Bats at the Beach.

Evan and his dog do everything together, from eating ice cream to caring for their prize-winning garden, which grows big and beautiful. One day the unthinkable happens: Evan's dog dies. Heartbroken, Evan destroys the garden and everything in it. The ground becomes overgrown with prickly weeds and thorns, and Evan embraces the chaos.

But beauty grows in the darkest of places, and when a twisting vine turns into an immense pumpkin, Evan is drawn out of his isolation and back to the county fair, where friendships--old and new--await.

A deeply hopeful and positive book, The Rough Patch was awarded a Caldecott Honor and is a story about love, loss, and hope, and the healing power of friendship and nature. "Weepy and wonderful."--Wall Street Journal

Farmer Evan and his dog do everything together and, especially, in the garden but when his dog passes away Evan lets his garden fill with weeds until a pumpkin vine brings new hope.

Evan and his dog do everything together. They play and read and eat. But mostly you will find them tending to Evan's extraordinary garden, where flowers and other good things flourish and reach for the sky. But friends don't always stay forever, and when Evan loses his, he destroys the place that meant the most to them, and creates something to match his mood. Something ugly and twisted, sad and stubborn, ragged and rough - and he likes it that way. Until one day ... New York Times-bestselling author Brian Lies has created a breathtakingly beautiful and luminescent book about loss and grief, love and hope, and the healing power of friendship, curiosity, and nature.--From dust jacket.

AD580L Lexile

Structure indicator: 80 (high) Syntactic indicator: 90 (high) Semantic indicator: 90 (high) Decoding indicator: 80 (high) Lexile.

Accelerated Reader AR LG 2.8 0.5 195849.

Accelerated Reader 2.8.

ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019

Caldecott Honor book, 2019

Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Title, 2019

New York Public Library Best Books for Kids, 2018

NPR Best Books, 2018

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