Author | Carson Ellis |
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Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Publication date | October 18, 2016 |
Pages | unpaged |
Awards | Caldecott Honor |
ISBN | 978-0-7636-6530-2 |
Du Iz Tak is a 2016 picture book by Carson Ellis. The story, told in an invented insect language, is about some bugs who discover a plant shoot emerging from the ground. The book was a recipient of a 2017 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations. [1]
In 2018, a short animated film version was released by Weston Woods Studios, a division of Scholastic, adapted, directed, and animated by Galen Fott. It has screened in many film festivals around the world. The audio-book won the 2019 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook production from the American Library Association [2] The audiobook was written by Carson Ellis and narrated by Eli and Sebastian D’Amico, Burton, Galen and Laura Fott, Sarah Hart, Bella Higginbotham, Evelyn Hipp and Brian Hull. [3] [4]