The Blur

by Minh Lê (Author) Dan Santat (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

Meet a child with superhero-like abilities . . . and the parents who are racing to keep up with her in this sweetly funny picture book about the blur of childhood, from the award-winning creators of Drawn Together.

From the very beginning, there was something different about this child...

An ultrasonic voice. Fantastically elastic limbs. Super-magnetic powers. But it wasn't until the child took her first steps that she became: THE BLUR!

Nothing can stand in her way as she takes the world by storm: always on the move and darting into danger! All too soon, she is zipping through the days, and zooming over the years...

Framed as an origin story, here is a fun superhero romp for kids, filled with bold and bright illustrations, that will pull at the heartstrings of every parent.

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This one’s for the parents. Enjoy.
Minh Lê
Minh Lê is the author of several children's books including Drawn Together, which won the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and Lift which was an Eisner Award Nominee. His other books include Let Me Finish!, The Perfect Seat, and The Blur. Minh has written for the New York Times, the Horn Book, and the Huffington Post. He currently lives in San Diego, California with his wife and kids. Visit him online at minhlebooks.com or on Instagram and Twitter @bottomshelfbks.

Raissa Figueroa is the illustrator of several picture books, including We Wait for the Sun, which received a Coretta Scott King Honor, as well as four starred reviews. She also illustrated Oona, Princess Unlimited, Sophie and the Little Star, and The More the Merrier. She loves taking in the early morning light while out on walks with her dog, Ghost, and letting her mind meander off to fantastical new places. Visit her online at rizzyfig.com
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593377468
Lexile Measure
290
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication date
May 03, 2022
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV013040 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | New Baby
JUV071000 - Juvenile Fiction | Superheroes
Library of Congress categories
Picture books
Babies
Ability

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