Phoebe Wahl – illustratör

From two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall and beloved artist Phoebe Wahl comes a luminous book that braids together the joy of storytelling with the satisfaction of learning a new craft.​ The children of Class 203 are learning to braid. They started with hair and shoelaces, and now the children have brought rags from home. Their braid gets longer and longer until one idea transforms it into an extraordinary surprise for their teacher.   Here is the story of a rag rug, woven through with the stories of the scraps used to create it and those told during its making. The result is a special handmade spot where the whole class can gather, ready for more stories.   This beguiling celebration of storytelling is woven through with an easy-to-learn and impressive craft project, including instructions, will have readers reaching for scraps to make their own rag rug.

A Bank Street Best Book of the Year ';Perfect for storytime, and with so much to explore on each page, a one-on-one read is also a must.' School Library Journal ';A sweet depiction of companionship and creature comforts.' Publishers Weekly It's the middle of the night, and two paper mice find adventureand each otheras they explore their new home in this beautifully written, stunningly illustrated story of friendship.With a snip and a clip, two paper mice are made. They are given names: Della and Ralph. Each alone, they explore their new house in the dark. Della dashes up the stairs; Ralph skitters through the dining room. There is so much to see and so much to discover! But a big, dark house can be scary for those so small, until they findeach other. Beautiful, cut-paper illustrations bring to life this lyrical story of adventure and friendship.