# The Book from Far Away - Hardcover

by **Bruce Handy** (Author), **Julie Benbassat** (Illustrator)

**In this fantastical picture book perfect for fans of Aaron Becker's _Journey_, a human child and a child from another planet discover that no matter where you live or what your books are like, reading--and sharing--are universal.**

A cosmic celebration of the joy of sharing books and having new experiences awaits readers in this captivating wordless picture book for ages 4 to 8. A child busy reading in a treehouse spots a family who seems to have just arrived on Earth for a picnic. The youngest member of the alien family holds a mind-bendingly strange object. Could it be a book from outer space? At the end of this gorgeously illustrated tale, each child returns home with a book from far away to remember a kind stranger. Sure to take its place among gently fantastical favorites like Sophie Blackall's _If You Come to Earth_ and Carson Ellis's _Du Iz Tak?_, this picture book will enchant and delight curious kids and book lovers everywhere.

### Author Biography

Bruce Handy is the author of _The Happiness of a Dog with a Ball in its Mouth_, illustrated by Hyewon Yum. He is also a journalist, essayist, critic, and the author of _Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult_. He lives in New York with his wife, the novelist Helen Schulman.

Julie Benbassat is an illustrator based in New Jersey. Since graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2019, Julie has created illustrations for _The New Yorker_, the _New York Times_, and NPR, among others. She is the illustrator of _The Screaming Hairy Armadillo and 76 Other Animals with Weird, Wild Names_ (Workman, 2020). This is her first picture book.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 10.7 x 9.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** August 15, 2023

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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