Step into New York City's 777 Garden Avenue, the building where Chris Raschka's charming and funny The Doorman's Repose takes place. Filled with unforgettable characters that bring the city to life, this book will appeal to children in New York and to all those enchanted by what goes on in those big, storied New York City apartment buildings.
Chris Raschka has written and/or illustrated more than sixty books for children, including Yo! Yes?, Charlie Parker Played Be Bop, Mysterious Thelonious, Sluggy Slug, Five for a Little One, A Poke in the I, and The Hello, Goodbye Window, and has received a Caldecott Honor, two Caldecott Awards, the Ezra Jack Keats Award, and five New York Times Best Illustrated Book Awards. The New York Review Children's Collection publishes Chris Raschka and Vladimir Radunsky's Alphabetabum: An Album of Rare Photographs and Medium Verses.
"As we all know, it is very difficult to break into an apartment
building and investigate the activities of its inhabitants.
Luckily, Chris Raschka has managed to do this for us, so we
may enjoy these marvelously intriguing stories without going to
prison." —Lemony Snicket
"Raschka brings readers to Manhattan's Upper East Side in this
delightful novel told through linked stories, set in and around a
fictional apartment building...it's an off-kilter vision of New
York City that feels simultaneously true in its bones." —Publishers
Weekly, "Best Middle Grade Books of 2017"
"Raschka writes with a mixture of lighthearted humour, irony and
earnestness. He creates a vision of New York City that’s
fantastical, eccentric but charming, and at times, laugh-out-loud
funny...Each story features a full-page impressionistic
illustration by Raschka. Readers will likely return to these and
ponder them for clues and insights…[The Doorman’s
Repose] shows exceptional storytelling ability, craftsmanship
and a love for language. This is a rare book that can delight young
as well as adult audiences.” —Julie Hakim Azzam, TLS
"A grand old apartment building at 777 Garden Ave. on Manhattan's
Upper East Side is the setting for a series of tales filled with
humor, imagination, and sweetness. Raschka creates a plethora of
wonderfully eccentric characters, human and otherwise…stories roam
all over the building and back and forth through many years with
quirky, interconnected characters in starring roles….A warm,
wonderful delight for readers young and old.”
—Kirkus starred review
“[A] humorous, thought-provoking collection of
stories...Imagination is built into every detail...The
sophisticated writing style makes this book most appropriate for a
middle-grade audience, though older readers will also appreciate
777 Garden Avenue’s intricacies. Ultimately, this curious character
study reveals how everyone is connected, whether by fleeting
interaction or grand gesture.” —Booklist
“[Raschka’s] rich vocabulary creates characters that are
believable, while also taking ordinary events and making them sound
magical…This is a delightful read and the stories will be
remembered by the reader for a long time. Teachers, students, and
school librarians will definitely want to add this to their
collections.” —School Library Connection
"It doesn’t seem quite fair that Chris Raschka, so adept at telling
stories pictorially, should be equally brilliant at telling them
with words, but he is. What is it really like to live in the
greatest city in the world? Read this tribute to the human
and animal tenants of a quirky old apartment building in uptown
Manhattan and you’ll know. The Doorman’s Repose is
funny and moving and what those of us who write for young readers
all secretly aspire to and almost never pull off: a book that will
be devoured and cherished by kids and parents alike." —Tor
Seidler
"O. Henry proposed four million New York stories, but he was off by
ten: the droll and expressive episodes offered in Chris
Raschka’s The Doorman’s Repose. Set in an Upper East Side
apartment building at a smart address, Raschka’s stories use comic
understatement alongside ink wash illustrations in retailing
everyday moments in the interconnected lives of residents both high
and low. To the company of ur-New Yorkers like Stuart
Little, Harriet the Spy, and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, let
me hold open the door for The Doorman’s Repose. A new
favorite." —Gregory Maguire
“Raschka’s genius lies in capturing the essence of situations that
are deeply felt by children.” —School Library Journal
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