Lawn to Lawn

by Dan Yaccarino, Kirby Heyborne (Narrated by)

Overview

Not everyone loves lawn ornaments. But Pearl was different. Pearl was their friend - the only human who knew they were real. So when Pearl’s family moves and (shockingly!) leaves their pink flamingo, deer, gnome, and lawn jockey behind, Flo, Betty, Norm, and Jack know what they must do. They must find Pearl no matter how long and perilous the journey. Through cities and suburbs, over mountains and through swamps, the ornaments make their dangerous way. They survive storms and menacing gargoyles. They get directions from weather vanes and other statuary. And always, always, they must avoid the dreaded trash truck!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629236261
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	05/27/2014
Series:	X Nutmeg Media
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Dan Yaccarino is an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator with more than 30 books to his credit. Dan is also the creator of the animated TV series Oswald and Willa's Wild Life, and he designed the characters for The Backyardigans.

Dan Yaccarino is an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator with more than 30 books to his credit. Dan is also the creator of the animated TV series Oswald and Willa's Wild Life, and he designed the characters for The Backyardigans.

Kirby Heyborne has received critical acclaim for his starring role in the award-winning World War II drama Saints and Soldiers. He has had starring roles in eight other features and two short films, and has also appeared on the WB's Everwood and many national commercials. He has garnered rave reviews for his narration for Books on Tape over the years and is considered one of the finest narrators working today.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Starred review, Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 2009:
“Yaccarino’s endearing, earnest characters are worth getting to know.”

Review, Booklist, December 1, 2009:
"A keeper."

Review, Publishers Weekly, December 21, 2009:
"In sinuous contemporary art, Yaccarino humorously considers the secret lives of inanimate objects."

Editorial Reviews

09/01/2014
PreS-Gr 3—Do you ever wonder if lawn ornaments have a secret life? Four friendly lawn ornaments, Flo the flamingo, Norm the gnome, Jack the jockey, and Betty the deer have a friendship with their home's resident, Pearl. A family move to a snooty subdivision leaves the ornaments fending for themselves and worrying if they will be captured by the dreaded garbage truck. Rallying, the figures discover a map which will lead them to Pearl. But first they must brave swamps, evil gargoyles, and the guard lions at Pearl's gated community, Ritzy Estates. Will they be reunited with their human and grace the new home's frontyard? A simple adventure story with a happy reunion is told using limited animation and stays true to the picture book (Knopf, 2010). Narrator Kirby Heyborne provides a variety of voices for the ornaments while inserting some drama with the confrontation with the gargoyles and snooty lions. Use this story when studying communities or moving, and for creative writing activities. A read-along feature provides the highlighted text.—Nancy Baumann, Literacy Consultant, Columbia, MO

School Library Journal - Audio

Starred review, Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 2009:
“Yaccarino’s endearing, earnest characters are worth getting to know.”

Review, Booklist, December 1, 2009:
"A keeper."

Review, Publishers Weekly, December 21, 2009:
"In sinuous contemporary art, Yaccarino humorously considers the secret lives of inanimate objects."

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