The Gift

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ISBN: 9780802855831

By: Alain Serge Dzotap

Illustrated By: Delphine Renon

Eerdmans Books for Young Readers / 2022 / Hardcover

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The Gift by Alain Serge Dzotap and illustrator, Delphine Renon, It's Leo's birthday and he receives an incredible gift: a pen! Papa tells Leo that inside the pen are many beautiful things. But Leo wonders how to get those wonderful things out? His friends try to help. Super-Zombo tries blowing on it, and Coco-Tembo thinks it is too small to hold anything important. Will Leo's mama know how access the wonders inside? Follow along as readers will be introduced to the joy of writing in this delightful story. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 3 to 7 years old.

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Title: The Gift
By: Alain Serge Dzotap
Illustrated By: Delphine Renon
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 32
Vendor: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 2022

Dimensions: 7.5 X 9.875 (inches)
Weight: 10 ounces
ISBN: 0802855830
ISBN-13: 9780802855831
Ages: 3-7
Stock No: WW855831

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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 doesn’t get anywhere by blowing on it, and Coco-Tembo thinks it’s too tiny to hold anything important. Maybe Leo’s mama will know how to reveal all the wonders inside…

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 world—even one’s own name.

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Alain Serge Dzotap is a children’s author, poet, and literacy advocate. His books have received the Saint-Exupéry Valeurs Jeunesse Prize and have been included in the International Youth Library’s White Ravens catalog. He lives in Cameroon, where he has been awarded the country’s medal of knight of the order of merit. The Gift is his first book published in English.

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 Delphine’s website at delphinerenon.blogspot.fr or follow her on Instagram @delphinerenon.