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Mama Seeton’s Whistle

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By Jerry Spinelli

Illustrated by LeUyen Pham

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$17.00

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$19.00 CAD

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  1. Hardcover $17.00 $19.00 CAD
  2. ebook (Digital original) $9.99 $12.99 CAD

Without even thinking about it,
Mama Seeton puckered her lips and whistled.
It was not a loud whistle.
Or a fancy whistle.
Just a simple two-note whistle.

When Mama Seeton whistles, her children run home for chocolate cake, hugs, kisses, and shared memories. But as time passes, they travel farther and farther away from the familiar sound. Can mama’s whistle be heard all over the world, and bring her children home one more time?

Newbery Award-winning author Jerry Spinelli’s sweet lyrical text and New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham’s charming illustrations show the timeless love between a mother and her children.

  • * "Spinelli and Pham make beautiful music together, creating an unabashedly old-fashioned family fable that should leave readers of all ages snuggling a little closer to one another."
    Publishers Weekly, starred review
  • * "Fun and memories mix here, delightfully demonstrating the old adage, there's no place like home."
    Booklist, starred review
  • "[A] nurturing look at the enduring love between a mother and her children."
    School Library Journal
  • "While the empty-nest trope will appeal to adults more than kids, youngsters will understand both the love and the silliness of a family call...."
    The Bulletin

On Sale
Apr 14, 2015
Page Count
40 pages
ISBN-13
9780316122177

Jerry Spinelli

About the Author

Jerry Spinelli is the author of more than thirty immensely popular books for young readers, including Eggs and Stargirl; the Newbery Honor Book Wringer; Maniac Magee, winner of more that fifteen state children’s book awards, in addition to the Newbery Award; and the picture book I Can Be Anything!

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LeUyen Pham

About the Illustrator

New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham has created over ninety books for children, including The Princess in Black series with Shannon and Dean Hale, Freckleface Strawberry with Julianne Moore, and her own The Bear Who Wasn’t There.

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