2003, Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Winner2002, Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007), Winner2003, Bookseller's Choice, Winner2003, Children's Books of Distinction Awards, Winner2004, Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee2004, Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee2004, Red Clover Award, Nominee2005, South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee2005, Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee2004, Buckaroo Book Award, Nominee2008, Monarch Award, Nominee
* "A hundred years from now, when people want to know what we told our children about 9/11, Kalman's book should be among the first answers."--Booklist, starred review
* "Intelligently conveys those unfathomable events in a way that a picture book audience can comprehend. . . . With this inspiring book, Kalman sensitively handles a difficult subject in an age-appropriate manner."--Publishers Weekly, starred review * "Fireboat does many things. It sets forth an adventure, helps commemorate an anniversary, offers an interesting bit of history, celebrates the underdog, and honors the fire-fighting profession. Children and adults will respond to it in as many ways."--School Library Journal, starred review * "Exciting, uplifting, and child-sensitive. . . . Revisits the tragedy without the terror and conveys pride without preachiness.--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review * "Quintessential New York artist Kalman gives us an idiosyncratic but informative look at a Big Apple institution. . . . Kalman's use of the events of September 11 is honest and honorable, and rarely is she as straightforward as she is here."--The Horn Book, starred review
Maira Kalman brings a New York City icon to life, celebrating the energy, vitality and hope of a place and its people.
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About the Author
In her own words: born. bucolic childhood. culture-stuffed adolescence. played piano. stopped. danced. stopped. wrote. discarded writing. drew. reinstated writing. married Tibor Kalman and collaborated at iconoclastic yet successful design studio. wrote and painted children's books. worried. took up Ping-Pong. relaxed. wrote and painted for many magazines. cofounded the Rubber Band Society. amused. children: two. dog: one.
In her own words: born. bucolic childhood. culture-stuffed adolescence. played piano. stopped. danced. stopped. wrote. discarded writing. drew. reinstated writing. married Tibor Kalman and collaborated at iconoclastic yet successful design studio. wrote and painted children's books. worried. took up Ping-Pong. relaxed. wrote and painted for many magazines. cofounded the Rubber Band Society. amused. children: two. dog: one.