The people in Grandmother Bones's village stop by often to check on her. They bring her rich berry pies to tickle her tongue. They make merry music to wake her sleeping feet. They carry stones like jewels to set in her windows and catch the afternoon sun. But always she is the same - no tick or tock. Grandmother Bones seems lost to everyone. What more can her husband and the villagers do?
The Bone Talker is the captivating story of how small gestures carry the greatest meaning. It is the irresistible tale of how a cloud of melancholy is lifted by the hand of a child.
The Bone Talker now in Braille:
The CNIB Library has announced its 2006 Catalogue of PrintBraille Books for Children, and The Bone Talker is among the selections. This library chooses "high quality children's picture books and transcribes the text into braille . . . the library selects books that allow the reader to understand the story without having to see the illustrations."
For a downloadable pdf file with more information, go to: www.cnib.ca/library/for_libraries&schools/plsp/docs/PrintBraille-Braille.pdf
Shelley A. Leedahl's
work has appeared in anthologies, magazines, journals and newspapers. She is the author of Riding the Planet Earth, Sky Kickers and A Few Words for January. Shelley lives in Saskatoon, SK.
Bill Slavin
began illustrating at the age of nine when he produced a prize-winning poster. He has illustrated many books for children including The Stone Lion, Hockey for Kids and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Bill lives in Millbrook, ON.
Alberta Book Illustration Award winner,
Saskatchewan Book of the Year Award Finalist,
Canadian Library Association Children's Book of the Year Award Finalist,
Canadian Booksellers Association Illustrator of the Year Award
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