hello!

A girl helps her technology-loving family rediscover the beauty of nature​ in this book by Caldecott Award-winner Matthew Cordell.

Outside the world is bright and colorful, but Lydia's family is too busy with their gadgets to notice. She says Hello to everyone. Hello? Hello! Her father says hello while texting, her mother says hello while working on her laptop and her brother doesn't say hello at all. The T.V shouts Hello! But she doesn't want to watch any shows. Lydia, now restless, ventures outside. There are so many things to say hello to! Hello rocks! Hello leaves! Hello flowers! When Lydia comes back home she decides to show her family what she has found, and it's hello world and goodbye gadgets!

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/30/2012
ISBN: 9781423159063
Pages: 56
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.41h x 9.57w x 0.45d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/02/2012 pg. 65
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2012
New York Times Book Review 09/16/2012 pg. 16
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2012 pg. 67
School Library Journal 11/01/2012 pg. 70
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/02/2012 pg. 33
People Weekly 12/17/2012 pg. 49
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 25 - Superior,Well Above Average