This Table
Alex Killian author Brooke Smart illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Greystone Books,Canada
Published:30th May '24
Should be back in stock very soon
- Working with a children’s book publicist
- National print reviews and features
- Influencer outreach: Bookstagram and BookTok
- Paid and organic social media content
- Mommy blogger campaign
- Print galley mailing
- Downloadable resources on Greystone’s Educator Hub
- Bookstore and library events in California and Utah
For fans of Sophie Blackall’s Farmhouse comes a gorgeous story of one table and the life that grows around it.
This moving picture book traces a table and its transformation: from a seed to a tree to a treasured object in a home. Strong and stable through the years, the table becomes a space for being together: for birthday parties and science projects, and meals big and small. With captivating text and lush illustrations, This Table will inspire conversations about the everyday, ordinary objects in our lives, and their role in creating lifelong memories.
The table was strong and stable.
It was placed in the middle of a room in the middle of a house, and life grew up around it.
It was perfect for birthday cakes
and catching a slice of morning light,
for drawing imaginary worlds, and unfolding maps to discover real ones.
"This book is an explosion of possibilities. It tracks not the life, but the many lives a table can inhibit through the years. The illustrations, strong and simple, depict the deep joy around an inclusive family table... remind[s the] readers of the beautiful moments created not just by the table, but by those we love."
—School Library Journal, STARRED review
“This beautiful picture book takes the reader from a tree’s seed to a finished wooden table, lovingly constructed to become the center of a family’s life.”
—Youth Service Book Review, STARRED Review
“A warm charmer that will help readers reflect on life’s most important things.”
—Kirkus
"A farm-style dining table, born from a single helicopter seed, becomes 'the heart of someone’s home.' Expertly shaped, sanded, stained, and sealed so it radiates a warm luster, the former tree becomes “strong and stable,” serving as center stage for a busy extended family, portrayed with various abilities and skin tones.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Prompts discussions about readers’ own experiences around family tables.”
—Horn Book
ISBN: 9781771645829
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
36 pages