A stunning new picture book from Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet This New York Times bestselling duo has teamed up for the first time to bring you How to Read a Book, a poetic and beautiful journey about the experience of reading.

Find a tree--a

black tupelo or

dawn redwood will do--and

plant yourself.

(It's okay if you prefer a stoop, like Langston Hughes.)

With these words, an adventure begins. Kwame Alexander's evocative poetry and Melissa Sweet's lush artwork come together to take readers on a sensory journey between the pages of a book.

How to Read a Book has received three starred reviews

--School Library Journal (starred review)

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 06/18/2019
ISBN: 9780062307811
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.30h x 8.80w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/11/2019
Booklist 03/15/2019 pg. 74
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2019 pg. 89
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2019
School Library Journal 06/01/2019 pg. 59

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 505491 / How to Read a Book
Reading Level: 2.8 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5