Gather Round
Hardcover – Picture Book, March 26, 2024
Penguin Young Readers Group · Hardcover · March 26, 2024
New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award winner David Covell follows up Run Wild with a timely book about the importance of community and coming together.
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- Who it’s for
- A campfire’s glow makes room for a gentle story about warmth, welcome, and community.
- Themes
- Community, Family togetherness, Welcoming travelers
- Genres
- Values & Virtues, Camping & Outdoor Adventures, Family Stories
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New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award winner David Covell follows up Run Wild with a timely book about the importance of community and coming together. Crackle. Crinkle. Sizzle. POP! Listen to the fire talk. It's telling us a story . . . Since the magic and warmth of fire was discovered long ago, campfires have protected, aided, and inspired us. Perhaps most importantly, they've brought us together.
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In this gorgeous picture book, a girl and her father build a campfire together to keep the cold at bay. But as they welcome passing travelers--from musicians to animals--they create a community, fostered by a crackling fire and its comforting warmth. Written in sparkling, melodic prose, Gather Round is the perfect follow-up and companion to David Covell's New York Times Best Illustrated, Run Wild.
Around the Fire
A campfire’s glow makes room for a gentle story about warmth, welcome, and community.
Come here for
- The cozy appeal of gathering around a fire
- A tender family moment that opens into community
Expect
- Sparkling, melodic prose
- A picture-book warmth that suits a shared read
Where it sits
| Family Stories | 48% |
|---|---|
| Values & Virtues | 42% |
| Camping & Outdoor Adventures | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Family Stories
- Camping & Outdoor Adventures
- Cooking & Food
- Authors
- David Covell
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- March 26, 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Community · Family togetherness · Welcoming travelers
- Reading lane
- Family Stories