Island Birthday (Hardcover)

Description

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*2016 Maine Lupine Award Winner*

Riley’s birthday is coming, but the mail plane with his gifts from the mainland hasn’t been able to get to the island for days because of bad weather.

 In a mood that matches the weather, he agrees to help Uncle Harv collect driftwood to make furniture. One thing leads to another as it always does on a small island, and eventually Riley realizes that everything he needs for a great birthday is already right at hand.

Fountas & Pinnell Level O

About the Author

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Eva Murray moved to Matinicus Island in 1987 to become the only teacher in the island’s one-room school. She writes regularly for newspapers and magazines and authored two adult books for Tilbury, and The Maine Lupine Award winning children's book Island Birthday.

JAMIE HOGAN has published illustrations in newspapers, periodicals, and numerous award winning children’s books including Rickshaw Girl, which was named one of the Best 100 Books by the New York Public Library and won the Jane Addams Peace Association Award and the Maine Library Association’s Lupine Award; and Island Birthday, which won the 2015 Lupine Award. Jamie lives on an island in Casco Bay with her husband and daughter.

Praise For…

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Writing directly from her own experiences as a
longtime resident of Maine’s Matinicus Island, Murray speaks with the ring of
authenticity. Hogan’s lively, brightly colored pastel illustrations bring the
distinctive island setting to life. This book engagingly invites young readers
to explore a different lifestyle from a child’s perspective.
— Kirkus Reviews

I grew up on a small island and I am now raising my own small kids on an
island. It is a unique and amazing experience for children to grow up in tiny,
rural, and isolated communities where they know everyone of all ages. Eva
Murray and Jamie Hogan capture this life well in this wonderful story about the
tiniest of Maine’s islands and a special birthday.
— Hannah Pingree, North Haven resident and mom