MARIE-LOUISE GAY is an internationally acclaimed children's book creator whose work has been translated into more than 20 languages. She has won many awards including two Governor General’s Literary Awards, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children’s Literature, the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award. She has also been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Stella's dynamic world and big sister charisma will pay off for
fans of the gentle series.
*Publishers Weekly*
If you've ever wondered how Stella got so imaginative, wonder no
more…Enchanting overhead views subtly drive home how being small
makes the world seem big, and young listeners will feel encouraged
to laugh at their own past foibles.
*Booklist*
The charming illustrations, rendered in watercolour, pastel and
collage, depict red-headed Stella's antics in great detail and from
a variety of perspectives. Young readers will wish they could be
just like Stella, or at least have a big sister like her. Stella is
both wonderful and full of wonder - purely glorious.
*Kirkus Reviews, starred review*
In this eighth book in the [Stella and Sam] series, Gay has lost
none of the spirit and humour that has distinguished her earlier
books…This new one demonstrates her sure touch with both
watercolour pictures and text…[and] is rich in sensory experiences
from the perspective of the small…
*Quill and Quire, starred review*
With Stella, Gay encourages us to see the world a little bit
differently and to take notice of the wonder in everyday life.
*Children's Book News*
[A] delightful series…Gay's mixed-media scenes dance…Subtle and
sweet, yet full of life and humor, [Stella's] world is a place kids
will want to visit again and again.
*School Library Journal, starred review*
Marie-Louise Gay never fails to delight…
*Globe and Mail*
Gay is an expert at picture books and seems to crawl right into a
preschooler's psyche…the child's perspective in space, her
interpretation of the world…are all wrapped up in a few vivid
images…[F]or the adult who shares these books with children,
there's a secret pleasure in the rightness and lightness of Gay's
vision.
*Toronto Star*
[Children] will be delighted to hear Stella's reminiscences and
will identify with her joy in sharing her big sisterly 'knowledge'
with Sam.
*CM Magazine*
Since the publication in 1999 of Stella, Star of the Sea, we've
hung on [Stella's] every word, following the wisdom she shares with
her younger brother, Sam…Fans of this duo will love the new volume,
and those who are discovering Stella for the first time will be
eager to check out the rest of the series.
*Montreal Gazette*
Gay's books are ones that little ones and parents like to read over
and over, for their gentle and clever stories and dialogue, as well
as for the wonderfully wry and lovely artwork.
*Halifax Chronicle-Herald*
…Marie-Louise Gay has once again created a jewel of a book.
*Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Review*
It is a book that the littlest book lovers will return to again and
again.
*Winnipeg Free Press*
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