Somewhere Else
A Picture Book
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
George has absolutely no interest in exploring the world. None at all.
He's far too busy enjoying his home life and baking delicious pastries. Or so he tells all his friends when they invite him along on their wonderful adventures.
But when George's friend Pascal digs a little deeper, the real reason George refuses to travel away from home is finally revealed . . . From the children's book author of the acclaimed Herman and Rosie comes Gus Gordon's Somewhere Else.
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When winter comes, "most birds go Somewhere," explains Gordon (The Catawampus Cat). Some birds even use a travel agency ("Italy? Good choice!" chirps one headset-wearing bird agent). But a duck named George Laurent stubbornly clings to home base. It isn't that George is a recluse: he's a gifted baker and has plenty of friends who extol his craft ("This clair is almost as spectacular as soaring high above a sunrise in the Andes!") and urge him to travel with them. A gently persistent bear named Pascal Lombard finally uncovers George's secret he was at the carnival when everyone else learned to fly and persuades the duck that a little adventure is a good thing. There are some logical quirks (why can't George take the bus as readers see flightless penguins do, and why is Pascal, a bear, awake during winter anyway?), but it's a lovely story with a conclusion that soars. Gordon's illustrations eclectically mix wistful watercolor-and-ink drawings with vintage photos (George's oven and tweed cap look like clippings from old catalogues), and his voice is chatty and elegant, irreverent and deeply empathic. Ages 4 8.
