Lefty by Mo Willems & Dan Santat
#1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Mo Willems and Caldecott Medal winner and National Book Award winner Dan Santat join hands in this innovative picture book about lefties (and righties)!
Did you know, there was a time when people could get in trouble—really, really BIG trouble—for being LEFT-HANDED!?
It’s true!
Lefty and Righty hand out the facts in a theatrical performance that spans the ages. Once upon a time, left was considered wrong . . . but now, left or right, it’s all alright. (And there are scissors for everyone!)
Created by the award-winning (right and left) hands of New York Times bestselling authors Mo Willems and Dan Santat, this book ensures that no one gets left behind!
Specs:
40 pages | Hardcover
all in color
11 in H | 8.6 in W
ISBN: 9781454951483
#1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Mo Willems and Caldecott Medal winner and National Book Award winner Dan Santat join hands in this innovative picture book about lefties (and righties)!
Did you know, there was a time when people could get in trouble—really, really BIG trouble—for being LEFT-HANDED!?
It’s true!
Lefty and Righty hand out the facts in a theatrical performance that spans the ages. Once upon a time, left was considered wrong . . . but now, left or right, it’s all alright. (And there are scissors for everyone!)
Created by the award-winning (right and left) hands of New York Times bestselling authors Mo Willems and Dan Santat, this book ensures that no one gets left behind!
Specs:
40 pages | Hardcover
all in color
11 in H | 8.6 in W
ISBN: 9781454951483
#1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Mo Willems and Caldecott Medal winner and National Book Award winner Dan Santat join hands in this innovative picture book about lefties (and righties)!
Did you know, there was a time when people could get in trouble—really, really BIG trouble—for being LEFT-HANDED!?
It’s true!
Lefty and Righty hand out the facts in a theatrical performance that spans the ages. Once upon a time, left was considered wrong . . . but now, left or right, it’s all alright. (And there are scissors for everyone!)
Created by the award-winning (right and left) hands of New York Times bestselling authors Mo Willems and Dan Santat, this book ensures that no one gets left behind!
Specs:
40 pages | Hardcover
all in color
11 in H | 8.6 in W
ISBN: 9781454951483
Willems employs the history of handed-ness and social acceptability as an allegory for modern prejudices of ability, gender, identity, age, race, class, and more.
"A handy message goes down smooth when delivered with a little history and a lot of shameless silliness." —Kirkus Reviews
Mo Willems is a number one New York Times bestselling author and illustrator and the inaugural Education Artist-in-Residence at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He has been awarded three Caldecott Honors from his picture books, and two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors for his celebrated ELEPHANT & PIGGIE early readers. His debut book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, was inducted into the Picture Book Hall of Fame. Mo began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards. Mo is a proud righty.
Dan Santat is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Caldecott Award–winning The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and the National Book Award–winning graphic novel A First Time for Everything. Dan has written and illustrated numerous books for children including After the Fall and The Aquanaut. He has also illustrated such hits as The Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles, written by Jake Gyllenhaal and Greta Caruso, and the Detective Duck series, written by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver. Dan also created Disney’s animated hit The Replacements. He lives in Southern California with his family. Dan is a proud lefty.
