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THE FIELD INFO:
Author: Baptiste Paul
Illustrator: Jacqueline Alcántara
North South Books
For Ages: 4 - 8
ISBN 9780735843127
SCHOOL VISITS! - I LOVE school visits!
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
A soccer story—for boys and girls alike—just in time for the World Cup!
“Vini! Come! The field calls!” cries a girl as she and her younger brother rouse their community—family, friends, and the local fruit vendor—for a pickup soccer (futbol) game. Boys and girls, young and old, players and spectators come running—bearing balls, shoes, goals, and a love of the sport.
“Friends versus friends” teams are formed, the field is cleared of cows, and the game begins! But will a tropical rainstorm threaten their plans?
Soccer fan or not, the call of The Field is irresistible.
BEST OF 2018 LISTS:
HORN BOOK - FANFARE - BEST OF 2018
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL - BEST OF 2018
SHELF AWARENESS - BEST OF 2018
LINKS TO REVIEWS:
Horn Book, Starred Review
School Library Journal
Junior Library Guild Selection for Spring 2018
*STARRED REVIEW. "Gather around for a boisterous game of futbol in Paul and Alcántara's excellent picture-book debut...Colorful and dynamic, Alcántara's pictures depict an island community in lush shades of green and blue dotted with houses of bright red and orange....Irresistible fun.”
– Vicky Smith, Kirkus Reviews, starred
*STARRED REVIEW "The vibrant illustrations are vividly detailed… A wonderful depiction of a joyful pastime that so many love to play all over the world, and a reminder of some of the ways we are more alike than different.” —Booklist, starred
*STARRED REVIEW "Children everywhere will relate to the participants’ devotion to and love of the world’s most popular sport, as they “play on” despite slipping, sliding, and falling in the mud...Vibrant illustrations, full of movement and saturated with color, match the vigor and excitement of the text." -Martha V. Parravan, Horn Book, starred
“The only thing you have to bring to this story is a love of good books, and a capacity to be wowed when a debut team pulls out a book as cool as this. A story so good you’ll be half tempted to pull your own soccer ball out of the shed and take it to the nearest muddy park for a spin. A true original.”
-- Betsey Bird, Fuse 8
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EVENTS / APPEARANCES
Oct: 11th: Midwest Independent Booksellers Conference
Feb 24th: Andersons Kid Lit Breakfast
March 14th: Anderson's Bookstore In-Store Event
March 15th: Book Stall In-Store Event
April: Texas Library Association Conference
April 21st: SCBWI Spring Thaw - Pitch Perfect 2
May 5th: 57th St. Books, Hyde Park
June 9th: Soho House Event w/ The Chicago Red Stars (Women’s Soccer Team)
June 10th: Printers Row Lit Fest, Chicago
June 14th: Riverside Public Library
June 25th & 26th: ALA Conference, New Orleans
2019
IRC ( Illinois Read Council) Conference, Peoria
April 29: Salisbury Festival, Maryland
May 5th: SCBWI Wild Wild Midwest Conference