Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell and librarian Travis Jonker have crafted a timeless tale of a little mouse and a big adventure.
Mabel the mouse wants nothing more than to be a fearless sea captain traveling the world in search of adventure. Every night she watches a man carefully construct a model ship, as his son watches by her side. Mabel and the boy know the model ship is anything but a toy, but they both long to see if it can really float. So Mabel hatches a plan to make her seafaring dreams come true.
Illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell and children's librarian and reviewer Travis Jonker, The Ship in the Window celebrates the rewards of following your dreams and never losing the spirit of adventure.
Travis Jonker is the author of The Ship in the Window, illustrated by Matthew Cordell, and the author and illustrator of Just One Flake and Just One Wave. When he is not writing picture books, he works as an elementary school librarian and a children's book reviewer at the blog 100 Scope Notes. He lives in Michigan.
You can visit him online at TravisJonkerBooks.com.
Gracey Zhang is a critically acclaimed illustrator, author, and animator. She is the artist behind Noodles on a Bicycle by Kya Maclear, which was a Caldecott Honor Book. Her debut picture book, Lala's Words, earned her the Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award. Originally from Vancouver, she currently lives and creates in Brooklyn, New York.
You can visit her online at GraceyZhang.com or follow her on Instagram @GraceyyZ.
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