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The Chalk Box Kid
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The Chalk Box Kid Paperback - 1987

by Clyde Robert Bulla; Thomas B. Allen (Illustrator)

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A new neighborhood. A new school. An unhappy birthday. Things aren't looking great for Gregory. But when he discovers an abandoned chalk factory behind his house, something magical happens: a beautiful garden and a quiet friendship spring up within its walls.

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A classroom favorite about the power of art and creativity.

A new neighborhood. A new school. A lonely birthday. Life isn't easy for nine-year-old Gregory. Then he finds an abandoned chalk factory behind his house. It's a secret place, just for him! Now he can draw anything he imagines on the dark brick walls. What amazing thing will Gregory draw first?

Two beloved classics--The Chalk Box Kid and The Paint Brush Kid--get a vibrant new look!

From the jacket flap

Random House is proud to present the tenth anniversary edition of a book "Publishers Weekly called "a gem of a book...a story that goes straight to the heart." When nine-year-old Gregory experiences several upsets in his life, he responds by creating a fantastic chalk garden on the charred walls of a burned-out factory behind his house. As his garden grows and flourishes, Gregory finds a voice through his art and, for the first time, is able to find his own place in the world. "The Chalk Box Kid is sure to delight a new generation of children and their parents.

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  • Title The Chalk Box Kid
  • Author Clyde Robert Bulla; Thomas B. Allen (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Pages 64
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Children's Books, New York NY
  • Publication date 1987-09-12
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780394891026 / 0394891023
  • Weight 0.12 lbs (0.05 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.62 x 5.13 x 0.21 in (19.35 x 13.03 x 0.53 cm)
  • Age range 06 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 4
  • Reading level 510
  • Themes
    • Topical: Friendship
    • Topical: Self-Esteem
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Gardens, Artists
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 87004683
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • Publishers Weekly, 11/13/1987, Page 0

About the author

Clyde Robert Bulla (1914-2007) was born on a farm near King City, Missouri. He went to a one-room country school. Reading and writing were his favorite subjects, and by the time he was seven, Bulla knew he wanted to be a writer. After years of writing magazine stories and novels and working on his hometown newspaper, he found that he really wanted to write for children. More than 70 of his books for boys and girls have been published.

Thomas B. Allen (1928-2004) was an American expressionist painter and illustrator known for his role in the rise of visual journalism in the 1950s and 1960s. Later in his career, he began illustrating children's books such as The Chalk Box Kid, In Coal Country, and Grandma's General Store: The Ark.

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