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Drawn Together

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By Minh Lê

Illustrated by Dan Santat

Cover design or artwork by Dan Santat

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$18.99

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$23.99 CAD

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  1. Hardcover $18.99 $23.99 CAD
  2. ebook $10.99 $13.99 CAD

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The recipient of six starred reviews and the APALA Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature!
 
Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Smithsonian, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Booklist, the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, BookRiot, the New York Public Library, the Chicago Public Library—and many more!
 
When a young boy visits his grandfather, their lack of a common language leads to confusion, frustration, and silence. But as they sit down to draw together, something magical happens—with a shared love of art and storytelling, the two form a bond that goes beyond words.

With spare, direct text by Minh Lê and luminous illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, this stirring picture book about reaching across barriers will be cherished for years to come.
 
A Junior Library Guild selection!

Genre:

  • “A beautifully told and illustrated story about a grandson and grandfather struggling to communicate across divides of language, age, and culture.”
    Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize winner for
  • * "The power of art takes center stage."
    , starred review
  • * "Phantasmagoric."
    , starred review
  • * "[P]erfectly paced to express universal emotions that connect generations separated by time, experience, and even language."
    , starred review
  • * "Drawn Together is a testament to the strength of a shared love to overcome barriers of age, language and culture, and will leave readers, like Grandpa and his grandson, 'happily . . . SPEECHLESS.'"
    , starred review
  • * "Focus on an underrepresented culture; highly accessible emotions; concise, strong storytelling; and artistic magnificence make this a must have."
    , starred review
  • * "[A] visual language that speaks profoundly to readers."
    , starred review
  • PRAISE FOR LET ME FINISH!

    NPR Best Books of 2016
  • APALA Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winner
  • "Dynamic."
  • PRAISE FOR THE COOKIE FIASCO

    "[B]e prepared for this one to fly off the shelves."
  • PRAISE FOR LET ME FINISH!

    "[S]ure to generate reader anticipation."
  • PRAISE FOR LET ME FINISH!

    "A fun storytime selection for audiences with a good sense of humor."
  • PRAISE FOR BECAUSE I'M YOUR DAD

    "Warm moments abound. . . . [I]t overflows with genuine fatherly affection."
  • PRAISE FOR BECAUSE I'M YOUR DAD

    "[E]xuberant illustrations."
  • PRAISE FOR BECAUSE I'M YOUR DAD

    "[A]n entertaining balance between sweet and goofy, protective and raucous."

On Sale
Jun 5, 2018
Page Count
40 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9781484767603

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Minh Lê

About the Author

Minh Lê is the author of The Blur, the Eisner-nominated Lift, Drawn Together (winner of the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature), Green Lantern: Legacy, and more. He is also on the faculty of the Hamline University MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults, serves on the board of We Need Diverse Books, and has written for a number of national publications, including NPR, HuffPost, and the New York Times. Minh does not meditate as much as he should, but he does savor every moment of life with his wonderful wife and children at their home in San Diego.

Chan Chau is a graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. They are the artist of New York Times bestselling Baby-Sitter’s Club graphic novel adaptations of Kristy and the Snobs and Jessi’s Secret Language. Before this, they worked in animation and were featured in multiple award-winning anthologies. In their free time, they love to play video games, read manga, and spend quality time with their found family. They currently reside in Washington state.

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Dan Santat

About the Illustrator

Dan Santat is the Caldecott Medal-winning and New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Are We There Yet?, and After the Fall as well as the illustrator of many other picture books, including Crankenstein by Samantha Berger. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and various pets.

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