Max's Words Books

In order from Max's Words to Max's Math
Max's Words
Max's Castle
Max's Math
Max's Words
Max's Math
Max's Words
Max's Castle
picture • 32 Pages
Max's Words
Book #1

Max's Words

Written by Kate Banks & illustrated by Boris Kulikov
4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
Aug 8, 2006
Publication date
Hardcover
$19.99
$18.99

Summary

Max’s brothers have grand collections that everyone makes a big fuss over. Benjamin collects stamps and Karl collects coins, and neither one will share with their little brother. So Max decides to start a collection of his own. He’s going to collect words. He starts with small words that he cuts out of newspapers and magazines, but soon his collection has spilled out into the hall. All the while, his brothers are watching. Benjamin brags that he has one thousand stamps. Karl is just a few coins short of five hundred. But a thousand stamps is really just a bunch of stamps, and a lot of coins is only a heap of money. A pile of words, however, can make a story. Bright, bold pictures incorporating clever wordplay accompany this highly original tale about a younger brother’s ingenuity. This title has Common Core connections. Max’s Words is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children’s Book of the Year.

Max's Words Series

Published from 2006 - 2015
3 books
picture • 32 Pages
Max's Words
Hardcover
$19.99$18.99
picture • 40 Pages
Max's Castle
Hardcover
$18.99$17.97
picture • 40 Pages
Max's Math
Hardcover
$17.99$16.73
Year#TitlePages
20061Max's Words32
20113Max's Castle40
20154Max's Math40

The Creatives Behind the Books

    Author
    Kate Banks

    When I am asked what I do for a job, I am often tempted to say that I don’t work. That’s because I am lucky enough to do something I love for a living. For me my writing has been a place where head meets heart and that is the place I wish to take my readers—whether it be an outer journey or an inner journey. Because that’s the place of realization where anything is possible. When I’m not writing or practicing therapy, I love playing the piano, doing pottery, puttering around outdoors, and cooking. I especially like making birthday cakes, but I hate cleaning up. And I love being with children. I love watching them and listening to them as much as I love writing for them. I am a huge fan of the Boston Red sox, the brain and what it can do, and imagination—all of which have limitless potential and can accomplish the seemingly impossible.

    Illustrator
    Boris Kulikov

    Boris was born in Russia, and graduated from The Institute of Theater, Music and Cinema in St. Petersburg. He emigrated to the United States in 1997 and his career there began as an illustrator for the New York Times Book Review. Boris currently lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife Yelena Romanova, who is an author and two sons Max and Andre.

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