Klyde the Kraken Wants a Friend

Klyde the Kraken Wants a Friend - Hardcover

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Klyde the Kraken Wants a Friend - Hardcover

Klyde the Kraken Wants a Friend - Hardcover

by Brooke Hartman
$17.95
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by Brooke Hartman (Author), Laura Borio (Illustrator)

★ 2024 Nautilus Book Award Winner
★ 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Winner
★ 2023 Moonbeam Award Winner (Best Picture Book)

Dive into the hilarious story of a hug-loving kraken who learns that sometimes it's better to keep your tentacles to yourself.

Klyde the kraken loves nothing more than a good hug, but whenever he tries to hug the animals in the ocean, they all swim away. Then one day, the colossal creature's monstrous embrace takes down a pirate ship and the shipwrecked buccaneers surprise Klyde and the reader with a valuable lesson of emotional literacy: While many friends love to hug, some prefer other ways to greet their mateys.

Brooke Hartman's buoyant, cheerful, and sidesplitting verses combine with Laura Borio's beautifully quirky and charming illustrations to deliver a heart-warming story of social-emotional learning on the high seas.

Author Biography

Brooke Hartman is an Alaskan mom and author of silly, serious, and sometimes strange stories for children and young adults. Her writing has garnered national awards, including honors from Writer's Digest, Pacific Northwest Writers Association, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. When she's not writing, she can be found flying, fishing, and having fun with her family in their home state of Alaska.

Laura Borio was born in Turin, Italy in 1986. In 2008, she attended a comic book course that changed her life. Since then, she has never stopped experimenting and creating. While most of her time is consumed by drawing, Laura also enjoys watching fantasy movies, reading children's books, practicing Tai Chi, eating pancakes with friends, and annoying her cat. Klyde the Kraken Wants a Friend is Laura's debut picture book with Hazy Dell Press.
Number of Pages: 38
Dimensions: 0.4 x 9.4 x 10.9 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: April 25, 2023
Award: Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (2024)
ISBN9781948931427
Author Brooke Hartman
PublisherHazy Dell Press
GenreChildren
FormatHardcover
PublishedApril 2023
LanguageENG- English
Pages38
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Brooke Hartman

Brooke Hartman is an Alaskan mom who seriously loves to write not-so-serious books for kids. Her writing has garnered multiple awards, including honors from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Writer's Digest, Pacific Northwest Writers Association, and the Alaska Writers Guild. Her debut picture book, Dream Flights on Arctic Nights, received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, while her 2020 release, Lotte's Magical Paper Puppets: The Woman Behind the First Animated Feature Film was a Poetry and Pose First Edition Book Club selection. Her latest, Klyde the Kraken Wants a Friend, is outfrom Hazy Dell Press. Brooke also serves as an occasional instructor of writing for Alaska Pacific University and member of the board of directors for the Alaska Writers Guild, and was an SCBWI Tribute Fund Scholarship Recipient. When she isn't writing, you can find her flying, fishing, and having fun with her family, enjoying all the magic life has to offer. Learn more at BrookeAHartman.com, or on social media at @BrookesBooksAK.

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