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The World That Loved Books

Rated 4.5 out of 5 based on 39 customer reviews
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The World That Loved Books
ISBN: 9781772290127
Publication Date: 1 January 2018

Now available in paperback for the first time, this stunning picture book features Stephen Parlato's acclaimed collage artwork. In a world where all creatures read, marvellous transformations occur. Cats reading about mice become mice. Horses reading about fish become fish. Even a rhinoceros that reads about butterflies becomes butterflies.

This beautiful, uniquely illustrated fable about how books can change us in marvellous and unexpected ways has captured the imaginations of many children and adults around the world. Stephen Parlato's stunning, surreal collage creations are unique among picture books and will inspire hours of looking and imagining.

About the Author

Stephen Parlato, originally from Levittown, Long Island, New York, resides and works in his studio in Baltimore, Maryland. A graduate of both The Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture and The Maryland Institute's Hoffberger School of Graduate Painting he is considered one of the foremost collage artists working today. Parlato is the author/illustrator of the picture books Dragons Love (Simply Read Books, 2009) and The World That Loved Books (Simply Read Books, 2008).

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Average Star Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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39 reviews for The World That Loved Books

  1. Rated 5 out of 5

      DroolingOnU from Madison, United States

    Absolutely amazing, arrived on time and exactly what I wanted

  2. Rated 5 out of 5

      Don of Day from Irapuato, Mexico

    Simply A+

  3. Rated 5 out of 5

      Snow Hound from Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    No issues experienced so far

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      Honey Buttercup from Long Beach, United States

    Works well for the most part

  5. Rated 5 out of 5

      g00d vib3zzz from Samara, Russia

    This item on groupspree is exceptional value considering the huge discount. I managed to pick one up about 2 months on last groupbuy and delivery was fast.