A moving and beautifully illustrated book about summer on one special island.

Bestselling author Patricia MacLachlan teams up with her daughter Emily to create this evocative story of a boy and his dog, waiting for summer, waiting to learn from the artists who come to his island. With beautiful paintings by Katy Schneider, this book captures those perfect moments that only summer in a place that you love can offer.

ISBN: 9780064438254
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Apr 25, 2006
List price: $9.75
No of pages: 40
Trim Size: 11.000 in (w) x 9.000 in (h) x 0.190 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / Country Life
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Art
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs

Patricia & Emily MacLachlan

Biography

Patricia MacLachlan has written several award winning picture books and novels, including All The Places to Love, and the Newbery Medal winner, Sarah, Plain and Tall.

Emily MacLachlan lives near Boston with her husband, two cats, and two dogs. Painting the Wind is her first book.

Katy Schneider

Biography

Katy Schneider lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with her husband, Dave, and three children, Olive, Mae, and Ellis. She is the illustrator of Painting the Wind and Once I Ate a Pie and exhibits her paintings nationwide.

A moving and beautifully illustrated book about summer on one special island.

Bestselling author Patricia MacLachlan teams up with her daughter Emily to create this evocative story of a boy and his dog, waiting for summer, waiting to learn from the artists who come to his island. With beautiful paintings by Katy Schneider, this book captures those perfect moments that only summer in a place that you love can offer.

ISBN: 9780064438254
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Apr 25, 2006
List price: $9.75
No of pages: 40
Trim Size: 11.000 in (w) x 9.000 in (h) x 0.190 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / Country Life
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Art
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs

Patricia & Emily MacLachlan

Biography

Patricia MacLachlan has written several award winning picture books and novels, including All The Places to Love, and the Newbery Medal winner, Sarah, Plain and Tall.

Emily MacLachlan lives near Boston with her husband, two cats, and two dogs. Painting the Wind is her first book.

Katy Schneider

Biography

Katy Schneider lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with her husband, Dave, and three children, Olive, Mae, and Ellis. She is the illustrator of Painting the Wind and Once I Ate a Pie and exhibits her paintings nationwide.