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| Author | Connah Brecon |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Published | 2014 (Philomel Books) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9780399161858 |
| OCLC | 870919308 |
There's This Thing is a 2014 children's picture book by Connah Brecon about a shy girl trying to find love. It was first published by Philomel Books.
A reviewer in The New York Times of There's This Thing wrote, "It’s a refreshing reminder that it can be hard to ask for what we want, and that even introverts need love above all.". [1]
Kirkus Reviews called the book "a muddle," [2] and Publishers Weekly wrote that "some readers may find the girl’s vaguely described longings tricky to parse." [3]
There's This Thing has also been reviewed by School Library Journal , which suggested, "Shy children would be better served by Melanie Watts's Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend ", [4] and The Horn Book Magazine ("This sweet picture-book valentine with expressive and endearing digital illustrations has a subtlety of plot and theme that will elude most young children"). [4]
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