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This Is Sadie by Sara O'Leary
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May 12, 2015 | ISBN 9781770495326

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Praise

One of Book Riot‘s 38 Children’s Book Gift Ideas for Clueless Grown-Ups, 2018
One of Buzzfeed‘s 25 Absurdly Delightful Books to Read With Kids, 2015

One of Today’s Parent’s Best Books for Toddlers

PRAISE FOR This is Sadie:

“As in previous collaborations like When You Were Small and Where You Came From, O’Leary and Morstad put forth a playful, imagination-first portrait of childhood, introducing a girl named Sadie who is equally at home in the expanses of her mind as she is in the outside world.” —Publishers Weekly

“This award-winning duo beautifully convey the magic that is to be found in reading or listening to a story. The appealing text is accompanied by lush drawings rendered in gouache, ink, and Photoshop that lend it a fanciful feel in the best way possible. With its leisurely pace and verdant illustrations, this book is a delight for bedtime as well as an excellent storytime choice paired with Crockett Johnson’s Harold and the Purple Crayon and Peter Bently’s King Jack and the Dragon ….” —Starred Review, School Library Journal

“Morstad’s soft-palette illustrations engage perfectly with O’leary’s text creating a whimsical kid-centred picture book that will be enjoyed by both children and adults. With something new to discover upon each encounter, This is Sadie is sure to become a favourite bedtime read.” –Starred Review, Quill & Quire

“In Morstad’s quietly delightful gouache and watercolor illustrations, black-haired Sadie looks both delicate and strong, pretty and at times androgynous. She’s a mermaid and “a boy raised by wolves,” howling at the moon; she carefully chooses dresses and artfully hammers nails into wood. It’s an appealingly rounded glimpse of girlhood that’s somehow both timeless and modern.” –New York Times

“[A] … tender and playful ode to make believe…. Sadie is never the same person for more than two pages, preferring instead to inhabit different characters, often inspired by the books she reads. Every moment of the day is a new opportunity to slip into a new role. Sadie isn’t going through an identity crisis; she just wants to explore every possibility of being.” —National Post

Awards

Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize FINALIST 2016

QWF Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature FINALIST 2016

Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design – Children HONOR 2015

OLA Best Bets for Children’s Fiction HONOR 2016

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