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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · October 21, 2025
The One About the Blackbird
By Matt James · With Melanie Florence
Music bridges generations, reviving memories lost to time.
40 pages
4.4/5 Goodreads · 114 ratings
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Hardcover
Children's book Author & Illustrator
Matt James
Biography
Matt James is a painter, author/illustrator and musician whose many highly acclaimed children’s books include Yellow Moon, Apple Moon by Pamela Porter (New Mexico Book Award); I Know Here by Laurel Croza (Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award) and its companion volume, From There to Here; and The Stone Thrower by Jael Ealey Richardson. Matt’s illustrations for Northwest Passage, a stunning tribute to the iconic Stan Rogers’ song, won the Governor General’s Literary Award. The Funeral is the first picture book he has written and illustrated. Matt lives in Toronto.
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Book Stats
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Authored
6
Illustrated
5
Collaborators
Picture books
8
Publishing timeline
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Publication timeline from 2010 to 2025.
Book mix
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Book type breakdown: 8 picture books.
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2025
Music bridges generations, reviving memories lost to time.
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$1797
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2024
A girl finds solace in an owl as she navigates life without a home.
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Picture Book · Ages 8–12 · 2020
Charlie finds a pie and embarks on a journey to return it, discovering friendship along the way.
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A funeral sparks unexpected questions about life and death.
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Kids await the full moon to play hockey on perfect ice.
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$1895
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Picture Book · Ages 5–+ · 2016
A quarterback defies segregation, unbeaten but barred from the pros.
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A young girl finds hope in a new city after a life-changing move.
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Collaborators
The authors and illustrators who share the credits across Matt James's books.