Children's Fiction Native Canadian
Down at the Seaweed Cafe
- Publisher
- Nightwood Editions
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2010
- Category
- Native Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780889712461
- Publish Date
- Feb 2010
- List Price
- $9.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781551924731
- Publish Date
- Jan 2002
- List Price
- $16.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 3 to 6
- Grade: 2 to 3
Description
Everyone's welcome
At the Seaweed Cafe,
Where seaweed tea
Is served all day...
If you've ever played restaurant, made mud pies or hosted an imaginary tea party, you'll welcome an invitation to the The Seaweed Cafe for an evening of song, storytelling and dance. A perfect bedtime book, Down at the Seaweed Cafe's sunken treasure, sea monsters and tsunamis will charm readers of all ages.
About the authors
Robert Perry is the author of Down at the Seaweed Café (Nightwood Editions, 2010) and My Vancouver Sketchbook (Nightwood Editions, 2010). He lives in Victoria, BC.
Illustrator and painter Greta Guzek lives in Gibsons, BC. Her illustrative work includes Down at the Seaweed Café, My Vancouver Sketchbook and The Airplane Ride (Harbour Publishing, 2006).
Awards
- Commended, A Best Book for Kids and Teens selection
Librarian Reviews
Down at The Seaweed Café
This is a perfect bedtime book full of sunken treasure, sea monsters and tsunamis that will charm readers of all ages. Enjoy a cup of seaweed tea and an evening of salty songs and tall tales. Originally published in hardcover in 2002 by Raincoast Books (Our Choice 2003 Starred Selection).Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2011.
