
JANNIE HO is the author/illustrator of Bear and Chicken, published by Running Press Kids/Hachette. But will Tally endanger more than her pride by keeping her secret? This is one class trip full of lessons Tally will never forget: how to stay true to yourself, how to love yourself and embrace your flaws, and how being a good friend can actually mean telling a secret you promised to keep … When Tally confronts Ava, Ava threatens to share an embarrassing picture of Tally with the class if Tally says anything to anyone about her suspicions. She has a weird notebook full of random numbers and doesn’t seem to eat anything during meals. And Marco just might “like” Tally-what’s that about? But the uneasy peace in Ava and Tally’s room is quickly upended when Tally begins to suspect something is off about Ava. Despite a pact to stick together as much as they can, Sonnet pulls away, and Spider befriends Marco, the boy who tormented him last year. For Tally, rooming with “clonegirl” Ava Seely feels like punishment, rather than potential for fun. Spider) are less than thrilled when they are assigned roommates and are paired with kids who are essentially their sworn enemies. Alley.ĭuring a class trip to DC, twelve-year-old Tally and her best friends, Sonnet and Caleb (a.k.a. Now another generation of fans can join the beloved bear in this brand-new adventure written by Michael Bond and illustrated by artist R. For six decades, stories of Paddington have charmed readers all over the world. And the biggest surprise of all comes when Paddington is mistaken for a choir bear and suddenly finds himself taking part in a most unusual rehearsal. Paul’s Cathedral, there is one surprise after another.

Gruber takes Paddington on a special outing to St. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t filled with fun and laughter! When Mr. Paddington Bear’s adventures never go quite as planned. After having grown up on the Chesapeake Bay, he now makes stories by the Narragansett Bay.Ĭelebrate the 60th anniversary of Paddington Bear with this final classic picture book adventure from beloved author Michael Bond.

Alley, his spouse, was selected as a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. Pearl and Wagner One Funny Day by Kate McMullan received a Geisel Honor and There’s a Wolf at the Door by Zoë B. Bond passed away at age ninety-one in 2017 after having just completed the manuscript. Over the last twenty-one years, he has illustrated Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear books. In all, Alley has written and/or illustrated over 150 books for children in all genres.

The year after graduating college (not an art school), he published his first book.

The printed book has always been the goal. He has never been the type of artist who made pictures to hang on walls. So, his storytelling always began with doodles of characters and places. Words came much more slowly to him than pictures. ALLEY is an only child and has always told himself stories.
