A Job for Kingsley

by Gabriel Evans (Author)

A Job for Kingsley
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Kingsley has decided to get a job.

This is not a decision to be taken lightly. After all, a job is a BIG responsibility. But finding the right kind of job is much harder than Kingsley expected. Some jobs are tricky for paws. Some jobs are difficult to understand. And some just don't seem to appreciate a dog's work ethic the way they should.

Will Kingsley ever find a job that is exactly right? A sweet, tender and deeply funny story about the power of friendship, belonging, and one dog's mission to find the perfect job.

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Hardcover
$17.99

Kirkus

Kids have a job: to read this book. They’ll be great at it, and they’ll love the work.

Review quotes

The combination of Evans's action-packed drawings of a dog on a mission and short, sharp language, reflective of a curious dog's thoughts, works brilliantly to emanate humour, warmth and wonderment.A Human for Kingsley leads the reader on a playful journey of finding friendship and understanding reciprocity. —Books + Publishing on A Human for Kingsley

Delicate earth-toned illustrations rely on fine, sketchy outlines, pale color highlights, and all-white backgrounds to humorously flesh out the spare text. . . . An endearing, visually rib-tickling ode to best friends. —Kirkus Reviews on Ollie and Augustus

Sweet and spare, the illustrations convey large feelings. —Booklist on Ollie and Augustus
Gabriel Evans
Gabriel Evans is an author and illustrator of picture books, including The Cute Penguin. He illustrates his own books as well as illustrating for several acclaimed authors. Gabriel travels around Australia visiting schools in capital cities and remote communities in the Pilbara and the Kimberley, where he offers creative illustration and picture book workshops. He creates his stories in a messy studio near a river where he drinks tea and grows oak trees.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781761210211
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Little Hare
Publication date
June 13, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
JUV006000 - Juvenile Fiction | Business, Careers, Occupations
Library of Congress categories
Human-animal relationships
Dogs
Picture books
Humorous fiction
Occupations
Animal fiction
Job hunting

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