about the book
When a gust of wind steals Bear’s red scarf from his neck, a pair of raccoons find it. A tug-o-war ensues, but neither wins. Instead the fight turns into a chase and the scarf is left behind.
The scarf becomes lost and found by a series of animals, who each find a different way to use their discovery. A swing? Sure. A trampoline? You betcha.
Then all the animals try and claim the scarf at once! Will Bear ever get his neck warmer back?
about the author
While growing up in Kansas, Marsha Diane Arnold went to a two-room school house in the middle of nowhere. She didn’t appreciate her dad calling her “a little dreamer,” but now she doesn’t mind because she’s always dreaming up something to write.
After graduating from Kansas State University with a degree in English Literature, Marsha and her husband moved to California. Their two children inspired her to write the weekly column “Homegrown Treasures.” During its ten-year run, the column won three Best Local Columnist awards from the California Newspaper Association. Coming up with a new idea each week for ten years was hard, but good writing practice.
Marsha enjoys gardening, yoga, snorkeling, attending her daughter’s theatre productions, and star gazing. She also writes a monthly blog for the Children’s Book Academy.
She currently lives in the small town of Alva, Florida, with her husband. Their kids are all grown up.
Sources:
Author website
Author biography: Penguin Random House
Author interview: KidLit 411
Author interview: Bridget and the Books
Book trailer: Lost. Found.
Also by Marsha Diane Arnold:
Waiting for Snow. HMH Books for Young Readers. 2016.
about the illustrator
Born to a long line of auto mechanics and car lovers, Matthew Cordell naturally was interested in skateboarding and something called “Art.” Naturally.
Matthew’s earliest memory is of the time his older brother’s first grade teacher, Ms. Sanders, got a hold of one of his drawings—George Washington on a horse. Ms. Sanders was really impressed by the drawing, and the satisfaction of that feeling has never left Michael.
After all his schooling was over and done, Matthew felt that his home state of South Carolina didn’t have the opportunities he would need in order to make it as an artist. So he moved up to the big city of Chicago and lived with three friends. It was the best decision he has ever made.
He met his wife, author Julie Halpern, in Chicago, who introduced him to the world of children’s book illustrations. Now he and Julie live in the Chicagoland suburbs, with their young daughter Romy.
Sources:
Illustrator website
Illustrator interview : Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Also by Matthew Cordell:
The Only Fish in the Sea by Philip C. Stead. Roaring Brook Press. August 2017.
Second Grade Holdout by Audrey Vernick. Clarion. July 2017.
Leaps and Bounce by Susan Hood. Disney-Hyperion. 2016.
The Knowing Book by Rebecca Kai Dotlich. Boys Mills Press. 2016.
Special Delivery by Philip C. Stead. Roaring Brook Press. 2015.
First Grade Dropout by Audrey Vernick. Clarion. 2015.
What Floats in a Moat? by Lynne Berry. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2013.
Ollie and Claire by Tiffany Strelitz Haber. Philomel. 2013.
Bat and Rat by Patrick Jennings. Abrams Books for Young Readers. 2012.
Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It : False Apology Poems by Gail Carson Levine. Harper Collins. 2012.
If You Were a Chocolate Mustache by J. Patrick Lewis. Wordson. 2012.
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