Me, All Alone, at the End of the World

Name: Me, All Alone, at the End of the World
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: M.T. Anderson
ISBN: 9781490607887

Author: M.T. Anderson

Narrator: Norm Lee

Unabridged: 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/29/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

National Book Award Finalist M. T. Anderson is an acclaimed author of children's books. This Junior Library Guild Selection is his poignant praise of peaceful independence. At the edge of a lofty cliff lives a young lad in his rough-hewn shack. He loves the simple pleasures of book reading, fossil finding and treasure hunting. He enjoys the wind whistling through the bristly pines and the sun setting over the vast horizon. And then a bold dreamer promises him non-stop fun and friends galore with the End of the World Inn and amusement park.

About M.T. Anderson

M. T. Anderson has written stories for adults, picture books for children, adventure novels for young readers, and several books for old readers. His satirical book Feed was a finalist for the National Book Award and was the winner of the L.A. Times Book Prize. When not traveling to exotic places and seeing the ruins of ancient cities, he resides near Boston, Massachusetts. For more information, visit him at mt-anderson.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jasmine on March 11, 2017

About: Me, All Alone, at the End of the World is a children’s picture book written by M. T. Anderson and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. It will be published on 3/14/2017 by Candlewick, hardcover, 48 pages. The genres are adventure, nature, fantasy, fiction, etc. This book is intended for children ages......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on June 22, 2017

Boy did this book zero in on exactly what I have been feeling lately!!!!! Sometimes we desperately need to step out of the world and feel the "soft loneliness." Wonderfully written with words that somersault and play but also whisper what comes from the heart. Kevin Hawkes' illustrations put the fee......more

Goodreads review by Clare on October 29, 2017

M.T. Anderson has so much to say to young people, and does it in the most delightful, blunt, surprising ways. I adore his writing and his young adult novels, and I adored this book all the more. This book lingers on the alone time, and lends it a contentedness that you don't often see in children's......more

Goodreads review by Just a Girl Fighting Censorship on February 02, 2020

I found the message to be a little heavy handed, but still a nice concept. Kind of felt like a mix between Dr. Seuss' Lorax and pretty much anything from Chris Van Allsburg.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on June 07, 2021

GREAT story and GREAT illustrations. I really enjoyed this book.......more