The Blur
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2022 · Est. 2 min read-aloud

The Blur

Written by Minh Lê · Illustrated by Dan Santat

A child with superpowers races through life, leaving her parents breathless.

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40 pages· 137 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud
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A child with extraordinary abilities—ultrasonic voice, elastic limbs, magnetic powers—becomes 'The Blur' as she takes her first steps. Her parents struggle to keep up as she zooms through life, darting into adventures and danger. This vibrant superhero tale captures the whirlwind of childhood, pulling at the heartstrings of every parent. How will they manage the unstoppable force that is their daughter?

From the publisher

Meet a child with superhero-like abilities . . . and the parents who are racing to keep up with her in this sweetly funny picturebook 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 hearstrings of every parent.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
137
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD290L
Themes & topics
Books about babiesBooks about new babiesBooks about familyBooks about superheroesBooks about coming of age
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2.2
F&P level
~I
Publication
Published
May 3, 2022
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593377468

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