About this item
Hello, World! is a vibrant, graphic picture book compendium for preschoolers set in a Richard Scarry-inspired environment by Geisel Award-winning creator Ethan Long.Welcome to Happy County, where everyone is out and about! The Bright Brothers are testing their newest invention. Hannah the Handywoman is hunting for her hammer. And Mr. Rhinehorn is just trying to get some sleep! This primer compendium is chock-full of lovable characters -- from Tina Tusker the County Commissioner to Dottie the Dog Walker and Cheese Louise -- living in a busy, spirited world full of landmark early-childhood subjects: first words, colors, numbers, shapes, simple maps, naps, school, and plenty of funny scenarios to keep little ones turning the pages. Interactive and on point for the preschool audience.
About the Author
Ethan Long is a popular and internationally recognized children's book author and illustrator with over 100 titles to his credit, which include Fright Club, Tickle the Duck, One Drowsy Dragon, Big Cat, My Dad My Hero, Chamelia and the New Kid in Class, and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winning, Up, Tall and High!. He is also the illustrator of the board books for the best-selling picture book series Good Night, Good Night, Construction Site, written by Sherry Duskey Rinker, and the wildly successful Stick Dog and Stick Cat series, both written by Tom Watson.In the television world, he is the creator and executive producer of the Emmy-Nominated animated preschool series Tasty Time With Zefronk, which aired daily on The Disney Channel and Disney Junior from 2008-2016. His Scribbles and Ink and Chamelia picture books are in development for television with WGBH and Technicolor France, respectively.Born and raised in Central Pennsylvania, his childhood memories serve as inspiration for many of his ideas, drawings and stories. Since graduating in 1991 from Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, Ethan has spent most of his days doing his three favorite things - creating art, writing stories and making people laugh. He currently lives with his family in beautiful and sunny Orlando, Florida, USAFor Ethan's full story, visit ethanlong.com!
