About this item
Joone likes the color orange, ice-cream sandwiches, and playing outside. She lives in a yurt with her grandfather and her pet turtle, Dr. Chin, who rides around on her hat. Grandpa teaches Joone something new every day. Sometimes Joone teaches him something new, too, like how to make a daisy chain. Together they enjoy lifes small joyssunsets, tree houses, and most of all, each other.Emily Kate Moons debut picture book is a charming tribute to the outdoors and a tender portrait of a grandfather and granddaughters loving relationship. Fans of Ladybug Girl, Freckleface Strawberry, and even Dora the Explorer will fall in love with this independent, free-spirited little girl.,
About the Author
Emily Kate Moon has always wanted to write and illustrate children's books. She grew up under the influence of Snoopy, Calvin & Hobbes, Eloise, A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh and the many books by Beatrix Potter. She also loves Bill Peet, Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein. Emily was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California, spent her young adult life in Austin, Texas, and now lives in Jupiter, Florida with her husband and two young sons. Someday, she hopes, she will live in a yurt just like Joone, complete with a treehouse studio!Joone is her first book, published by Dial Books For Young Readers, released June 2013.
