The Gift
- Subject
- Concepts - Words
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
- Size
- 25.4 cm Ă 19.3 cm
- ISBN
- 9780802855831
When Leo opens his birthday presents, he receives an amazing gift: a pen! Inside it, Papa says, are many beautiful things. But how do you get them out? None of his friends can guess. Super-Zombo doesnât get anywhere by blowing on it, and Coco-Tembo thinks itâs too tiny to hold anything important. Maybe Leoâs mama will know how to reveal all the wonders insideâŠ
This warm, charming story is a perfect introduction to the joy of writing. Like Leo, young readers will discover how a simple utensil can express all the words in the worldâeven oneâs own name.
Albertine The Prix Albertine Jeunesse 3-5 Years Shortlist (2025)
About the creators
Alain Serge Dzotap is a childrenâs author, poet, and literacy advocate. The Gift (Eerdmans), his English-language debut, was praised as âa beautiful look at the wonder of creativity and self-expressionâ by Kirkus Reviews. Alainâs books have received the Saint-ExupĂ©ry Valeurs Jeunesse Prize and have been included in the International Youth Libraryâs White Ravens catalog. Alain lives in Cameroon, where he has been awarded the countryâs medal of knight of the order of merit.
Delphine Renon is a French illustrator, ceramicist, and graphic designer. Her books include The Quiet Crocodile (Princeton Architectural) and Emmett and Caleb (Book Island), which was nominated for the 2020 Kate Greenaway Medal. Visit Delphineâs website at delphinerenon.blogspot.fr or follow her on Instagram @delphinerenon.
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