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Fireworks

written by Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Cátia Chien

Ages 4–8 · Pre-K–Grade 4 · 44 pages · 2025

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About the book

Part poem, part portable fireworks display with a vertical gatefold, this POB picture book from the award-winning team of Matthew Burgess and Catia Chien highlights the simple delights of a steamy July day in the city as two siblings eagerly await a spectacular fireworks display. POP! As a hot day sizzles into evening, everyone on stoops and sidewalks looks skyward on this special summer night--the Fourth of July! Words and art blossom into flowers of fire across the sky, making this a perfect read for firework enthusiasts in cities and suburbs everywhere. POP! POP!

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Ages 4–8 · Pre-K–Grade 4

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