This Is Sadie

by Sara O'Leary

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Pub Date May 12 2015 | Archive Date May 12 2015

Random House of Canada Limited | Tundra Books

Children's Fiction

Description

Sadie is a little girl with a big imagination. She has been a girl who lived under the sea and a boy raised by wolves. She has had adventures in wonderland and visited the world of fairytales. She whispers to the dresses in her closet and talks to birds in the treetops. She has wings that take her anywhere she wants to go, but that always bring her home again. She likes to make things -- boats out of boxes and castles out of cushions. But more than anything Sadie likes stories, because you can make them from nothing at all. For Sadie, the world is so full of wonderful possibilities ... This is Sadie, and this is her story.

Sadie is a little girl with a big imagination. She has been a girl who lived under the sea and a boy raised by wolves. She has had adventures in wonderland and visited the world of fairytales. She...

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781770495326
PRICE	CA$21.99 (CAD)

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Librarian 161653

Fantastic imaginative story! Books can take us anywhere.

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Sara D, Librarian

This book is the most adorable thing I've read in ages. I LOVE the little foxes throughout - really all of the drawings are just spectacular. On top of all that, the "message" is really sweet: use your imagination and you can go anywhere.

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Lea M, Librarian

A colorful, beautifully illustrated book about one girl's imagination, and the power it has to transform ordinary things into great adventures. This book is sure to delight young readers with this exploration into the mind.

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Abigail B, Librarian

This Is Sadie is a beautiful little book about a little girl with a big imagination. The bright illustrations look almost like crayon over watercolors, giving them a childish, innocent feel. Sadie imagines herself doing all sorts of things, from sailing a ship to living with wolves to being the hero of a fairy tale, and the precocious little girl is unlimited by reality or cultural expectations. I love the simple story, and I love the author's *subtle, unstated* theme of non-gendered, unlimited dreams.

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Valerie B, Librarian

Sadie is a little girl with a big imagination. With books, friends, random supplies, she fills her days. From before her parents wake up until bedtime, she is never bored.

This is a well-illustrated, cute book that shows how magical a child's imagination really is.It is simple, which helps make the book even more whimsical. I hope that small children will appreciate this one as much as I do.

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Rachel D, Librarian

This beautiful picture book captures the childhood experience of imaginative play, and celebrates books and stories as well. With a strong, distinct heroine, and lovely illustrations, this one I will be a treat for children and grown-ups alike.