Happy Graduation, Corduroy!
Happy Graduation, Corduroy!

Happy Graduation, Corduroy!

Written by Don Freeman & illustrated by Jody Wheeler
Board Book
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Reading age
12
Page count
Mar 11, 2025
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In this new Corduroy board book, Corduroy and Lisa put on their caps and gowns and have a very special graduation day. It’s the end of the school year, and Corduroy and Lisa are graduating from kindergarten! Join them and their friends as they prepare for the day, accept their diplomas, and get excited about their next school year. Happy graduation, Corduroy! Perfect for graduations of any age, Happy Graduation, Corduroy! is yet another adventure starring Don Freeman’s beloved characters that readers young and old will delight in.

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    The Creatives Behind the Book

      Author
      Don Freeman

      DON FREEMAN (1908-1978) was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy, and the Caldecott Honor book Fly High, Fly Low.

      Illustrator
      Jody Wheeler

      My greater-than-average fascination with children’s books developed when I was quite young. The major cause of this fascination was my great aunt Opal Wheeler, a prolific writer of mid-century children’s books. Every year, Aunt Opal would gift the Wheeler kids with stacks of children’s books from her publisher, Dutton Books. That was it… I was hooked. I must have inherited some of Opal’s creativity because no matter what I studied in school, I simply couldn’t help, but gravitate to art. After graduating from Elmira College with my B.A. in Studio Art and Art Education, I did the starry-eyed thing that all artists imagine doing and moved to New York. For a couple of years, I worked and learned the ropes in the juvenile books division of The Dial Press. Then it was time to establish my own freelance illustration business. That was a while (and more than 75 illustrated books) ago. Along the way, I took advantage of some great opportunities to work on a variety of projects for many clients in many, diverse markets. Loving New York but still longing for a touch of home now and again, I am currently dividing my time between Manhattan and my hometown of Ballston Spa, New York State’s first Free Trade town. Since then she has enjoyed working on a variety of projects ranging from picture books to educational texts, magazines, greeting cards and licensed characters. She has illustrated over 60 books, and her client list includes Penguin USA, Random House, UNICEF, Kimberly Clark, Scholastic, and Universal Studios. Today, Ms. Wheeler divides her time between Manhattan and Ballston Spa, NY working in the very portable medium of watercolor.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780593466247
    Publication Date
    March 11, 2025
    Publisher
    Viking Books For Young Readers
    Page Count
    12
    Audience
    Board
    Reading Age
    0 - 3 years

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