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Thing-Thing

By Cary Fagan
Illustrated by Nicolas Debon

By Cary Fagan
Illustrated by Nicolas Debon

By Cary Fagan
Illustrated by Nicolas Debon

By Cary Fagan
Illustrated by Nicolas Debon

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Hardcover $18.95

Aug 12, 2008 | ISBN 9780887768392 | 4-6 years

Ebook $10.99

Nov 24, 2011 | ISBN 9781770490970 | 4-6 years

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    About Thing-Thing

    Thing-Thing was neither a Teddy bear nor a rabbit; not a stuffed dog or cat. It was something like each of those, and nothing at all you could name. But it had something special. It had the hope that one day it would find a child to love it and talk to it and make it tea parties and take it to bed. A child it could love back.

    Certainly Archibald Crimp was not that child. He had just thrown Thing-Thing out the open sixth-floor window of the Excelsior Hotel.

    Oh, dear, thought Thing-Thing to itself. This is bad, this is very bad.

    Cary Fagan and Nicolas Debon have created a story so rich in words and images that, despite taking place in a matter of seconds, Thing-Thing will be remembered as vividly as a child’s favorite toy.

    About Thing-Thing

    Thing-Thing was neither a Teddy bear nor a rabbit; not a stuffed dog or cat. It was something like each of those, and nothing at all you could name. But it had something special. It had the hope that one day it would find a child to love it and talk to it and make it tea parties and take it to bed. A child it could love back.

    Certainly Archibald Crimp was not that child. He had just thrown Thing-Thing out the open sixth-floor window of the Excelsior Hotel.

    Oh, dear, thought Thing-Thing to itself. This is bad, this is very bad.

    Cary Fagan and Nicolas Debon have created a story so rich in words and images that, despite taking place in a matter of seconds, Thing-Thing will be remembered as vividly as a child’s favorite toy.

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    Also by Cary Fagan

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    Water, Water
    The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster
    Bear Wants to Sing
    King Mouse
    See all books by Cary Fagan

    About Cary Fagan

    CARY FAGAN has written award-winning books for both adults and children. Cary has won the City of Toronto Book Award, the Jewish Book Committee Prize for Fiction and the Mr. Christie Silver Medal. His numerous kids’ books include Mort Ziff… More about Cary Fagan

    About Nicolas Debon

    Tundra author Nicolas Debon was born and educated in France. He came to work for the French consulate in Toronto, stayed for ten years before returning to his homeland, and was granted Canadian citizenship. An illustration course opened new doors… More about Nicolas Debon

    About Cary Fagan

    CARY FAGAN has written award-winning books for both adults and children. Cary has won the City of Toronto Book Award, the Jewish Book Committee Prize for Fiction and the Mr. Christie Silver Medal. His numerous kids’ books include Mort Ziff… More about Cary Fagan

    About Nicolas Debon

    Tundra author Nicolas Debon was born and educated in France. He came to work for the French consulate in Toronto, stayed for ten years before returning to his homeland, and was granted Canadian citizenship. An illustration course opened new doors… More about Nicolas Debon

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Books

    Hardcover | $18.95
    Published by Tundra Books
    Aug 12, 2008 | 32 Pages | 10 x 10 | 4-6 years | ISBN 9780887768392

    Category: Children’s Books

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Tundra Books
    Nov 24, 2011 | 32 Pages | 4-6 years | ISBN 9781770490970
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    Praise

    “Fagan’s story, and its serendipitous end, will please those on laps or large groups: Debon’s vertiginous cityscapes, with wildly varying perspectives and orientations supported by a leaping, swirling typeface, are just as good a match to the text as Thing-Thing and its new owner.” 
    — Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews

    “…a beautifully rendered and wickedly imaginative tale of an unwanted toy, is the best of a strong bunch. Never has falling out of a building been made to seem so heartbreaking – and yet so fun to read about.” 
    — Books of the Year, Quill & Quire

    “The toy named Thing-Thing – is the hilarious heart of this delectable picture book.”
    — Top 10 for 2008, The Globe and Mail

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