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Author:
Kantorovitz, Sylvie, illustrator. illustrator.
Title:
Monti and Leo : a newcomer in Pocketville / Sylvie Kantorovitz.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Walker Books,
Copyright Date:
2024
Description:
70 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject:
Small cities--Juvenile fiction.--Juvenile fiction.
Moles (Animals)--Juvenile fiction.--Juvenile fiction.
Lizards--Juvenile fiction.--Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels--Juvenile fiction.
Other Authors:
Candlewick Press, publisher.
Contents:
Monti's rock -- Bread, birds, and buddies -- Leo has an idea! -- Pocketville has talent -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"Pocketville is a small town, set in its ways, and the arrival of a stranger causes a stir. Monti the mole is stunned one morning to find Leo the lizard hogging his special reading rock. When Monti visits the bakery and the library, he learns that the last cinnamon roll has been purchased, and the book he was waiting for has been checked out. What's a fastidious mole to do? When Monti confronts Leo, the newcomer turns out to be agreeable in the extreme, and friendship is a given. Now to convince the town's cantankerous baker, Ms. Sheep, to stop turning everyone against Leo. Together, Monti and Leo hatch a plot that will have Ms. Sheep singing Leo's praises in no time. This reassuring tale of friendship against the odds from the creator of the graphic memoir Sylvie draws on the author's experiences as an immigrant and appeals to anyone who has struggled to fit in in a new place."-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1536222771
9781536222777
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1416719394
Locations:
CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

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