Page 114 of Children's Books Fall 2008 by Random House

aug sept oct nov dec deliciously weird and wacky isbn 978-0-440-41485-8 price $4.99 5.99 can on sale 8/26/2008 trim size 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 ˇ pages 48 carton count 72 ˇ ages 6­9 format digest order form category early chapter books territory us canada open market all rights ashley grayson agency ean 9 780440 414858 the ink drinker a stepping stone booktm illustrated by Éric sanvoisin martinm at j e what if your dad loved books owned a bookstore and even called his cherished volumes my little bookies you would probably despise books just like the young protagonist in this deliciously bizarre story one summer vacation while odilon is working in the store and hoping shoplifters will ease his burden he spots a weird pale stranger drinking a book with a straw as soon as the ink drinker flees at the sound of the boy s gasp the young spy locates the customer s book and discovers that it is completely blank except for a letter or two he races out of the store on the heels of this tough customer all the way to the cemetery Éric sanvoisin was born in valence france in 1961 father of seven children he works in a library thierry martin was a french illustrator known under his pen name martin matje born in paris matje was originally educated as an engineer matje was the author of several children s books published by nathan gallimard and nathan also a press illustrator his work appeared in libération marie-claire lire le monde de l education les Échos and the new yorker stepping stones ˇ 113

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