A Home for Mr. Emerson

About this book

"Tis the good reader that makes the good book" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

A Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner
An NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book

* "Exuberant." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

From the award-winning creators of What to Do About Alice?, comes a joyful portrait of an American icon and an inspiring blueprint for how to live your life.

Before Ralph Waldo Emerson was a great writer, he was a city boy who longed for the broad, open fields and deep, still woods of the country, and then a young man who treasured books, ideas, and people. When he grew up and set out in the world, he wondered, could he build a life around these things he loved?

This moving biography--presented with Kerley and Fotheringham's inimitable grace and style--illustrates the rewards of a life well-lived, one built around personal passions: creativity and community, nature and friendship.

May it inspire you to experiment and build the life you dream of living.

Reviews

Praise for WHAT TO DO ABOUT ALICE?

Sibert Honor Book
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book

"Kerley reveals the essence of Alice in an upbeat account of her life."--THE NEW YORK TIMES

*"Spectacular art."--BOOKLIST, starred review

*"A gleeful celebration."--KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review


Praise for THE EXTRAORDINARY MARK TWAIN (ACCORDING TO SUSY)

Washington Post Best Book for Young Readers
New York Public Library Best Children's Book

*"A masterfully perceptive and largely visual biography . . . dynamic and lovely . . . a joy to peruse."--SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review.

"A great new book."--THE NEW YORK TIMES

*"Accessible and inventive."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review


Praise for THOSE REBELS, JOHN & TOM

NCTE Orbus Pictus Honor Book
NAPPA Gold Award Winner

*"Witty and wise."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review

*"Fun, energetic . . . clever . . . skillful . . . a terrific book to lead the charge in learning about the Revolution."--BOOKLIST, starred review