Du Iz Tak? -- Carson Ellis, Hardcover

A 2017 Caldecott Honor Book

The creator of Home turns a droll eye to the natural world, with gorgeous art and a playful invented language.

Du iz tak? What is that? As a tiny shoot unfurls, two damselflies peer at it in wonder. When the plant grows taller and sprouts leaves, some young beetles arrive to gander, and soon--with the help of a pill bug named Icky--they wrangle a ladder and build a tree fort. But this is the wild world, after all, and something horrible is waiting to swoop down--booby voobeck --only to be carried off in turn. Su With exquisitely detailed illustrations and tragicomic flair, Carson Ellis invites readers to imagine the dramatic possibilities to be found in even the humblest backyard. Su

Author: Carson Ellis
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 10/18/2016
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 12.10h x 10.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780763665302
Audience: Ages 4-8
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2016 pg. 68
Publishers Weekly 08/15/2016
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2016 pg. 177
Foreword 08/25/2016
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2016 pg. 83
School Library Journal 10/01/2016 pg. 74
Shelf Awareness 10/21/2016
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2016 - Book Of Special Distinction
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author
Carson Ellis is the author-illustrator of the New York Times bestseller Home, her debut solo picture book. She is also the illustrator of The Composer Is Dead by Lemony Snicket and Dillweed's Revenge: A Deadly Dose of Magic by Florence Parry Heide, and she collaborated with her husband, Colin Meloy, on the best-selling Wildwood series. Carson Ellis lives with her family outside Portland, Oregon.