A Story Is to Share: How Ruth Krauss Found Another Way to Tell a Tale

The extraordinarily told, one-of-a-kind story of legendary author and children’s book icon Ruth Krauss

Born a baby late at night there’s no parade just crashing rain She listens listens writes and draws stitches pages sews a book She finds another way to tell a tale This unique picture book biography provides a mesmerizing look at the life of children’s writer Ruth Krauss (1901–1993), best known for books such as The Carrot Seed, A Hole is to Dig, and A Very Special House. With an imaginative, spontaneous text from Carter Higgins that pays homage to Krauss’s distinctive voice, and Isabelle Arsenault’s exquisite illustrations that evoke a childlike sense of wonder, A Story Is to Share is a tribute to storytelling and creativity of all kinds.

© 2022 Abrams Books for Young Readers (Ebook): 9781647000806

Release date

Ebook: October 11, 2022