# Almost Time - Hardcover

by **Gary D. Schmidt** (Author), **G. Brian Karas** (Illustrator), **Elizabeth Stickney** (Author)

**A tender father-and-son story about the passage of time, the change of seasons, and the excitement of reaching a goal.**

Eager for maple syrup, Ethan can't wait till sugaring time rolls around. And he can't wait till his loose tooth falls out. But his father keeps telling him it's not time yet, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't make time pass more quickly. The closeness of father and son is evident throughout as they wait and then celebrate the end of waiting. The brief, lyrical text is illuminated by G. Brian Karas's beautifully composed, evocative illustrations.

### Author Biography

**Gary D. Schmidt** is the best-selling author of Pay Attention, Carter Jones; Orbiting Jupiter; the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor book _Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy_; and the Newbery Honor Book _The Wednesday Wars_. He is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Visit him online at hmhbooks.com/Schmidt.  
**Elizabeth Stickney** is the pseudonym of Anne Stickney Schmidt, the late wife of writer Gary D. Schmidt. The author of poems, essays, and picture books, she spent her childhood winters in Maine and waited eagerly for sugaring time.  
**G. Brian Karas** is the award-winning author and illustrator of many acclaimed picture books. He lives in upstate New York. Visit him online at www.gbriankaras.com and on Twitter @gBrianKaras.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 11 x 8.5 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** January 14, 2020

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Almost Time

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.7

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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