By: D.B. Johnson Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Houghton Mifflin Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 32 Publication Date: September 26, 2005 Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Product Description: Trash in the hall! Loud music! Nothing is right with Eddie's neighbors. Everyone in the Peaceable Building is fighting. And they are blaming Eddie. "Are you the kid who bangs the ball on my wall?" growls Mrs. 4.
How can Eddie help his neighbors to get along?
The ingenious way that Eddie brings everyone together surprises them all.
With his signature art style, author D. B. Johnson portrays the busy life of tenants in an apartment building. In Eddie, he creates an unlikely hero, a child who puts everything into perspective for his neighbors with a little help from his talent and pencil.
A charming picture book that's relevant for all ages Eddie is a budding young artist, and he decides to practice his craft by drawing his neighbors. As he visits each apartment, he gets to know a little bit about the people in his building, and they get to know a little bit about him. When he finally reveals his finished work to the group, they discover more about themselves and about each other. You have to admire a kid with peace signs on his sneakers! A great lesson in communication, perception, diversity, tolerance, youthful innocence, and the power of the pencil.
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