{"title":"Brooke Hartman","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrooke Hartman is an adjunct instructor of writing for Alaska Pacific University and serves on the board for the Alaska Writers Guild. She is a member of SCBWI and a previous SCBWI Tribute Fund scholarship recipient. Her debut picture book Dream Flights on Arctic Nights (2019, Graphic Arts Books) received a starred review from Kirkus. She currently resides in Chugiak, Alaska.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrooke Hartman’s books are published by Alaska Northwest Books, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"little-narwhal-lost","title":"Little Narwhal Lost","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllustrated by Evon Zerbetz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInspired by a true story of how a young narwhal finds himself a new family to love and accept him—a pod of beluga whales!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLittle Narwhal is lost. After a big storm hits, he wanders the ocean alone, in search of a community to belong to. Eventually he finds other whales . . . but these whales don’t look like him at all! Will they welcome him into their family?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFrom the same team behind the bestselling book\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDream Flights on Arctic Nights\u003c\/em\u003e, this story is told in lyrical text accompanied by gorgeously colored linocut art. Also included at the back are facts about narwhals, including the real story about the narwhal who is adopted by beluga whales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/151314149X\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781513141497\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Brooke Hartman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44041076048088,"sku":"9781513141480","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44041076113624,"sku":"9781513141497","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-23at1-43-54PM_mockup_v2_1698087131_780bb83d-2fc6-4589-832e-983487408d79.jpg?v=1791076797"},{"product_id":"the-littlest-airplane","title":"The Littlest Airplane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rhyming picture book about how sometimes it’s not the biggest, strongest, or the fastest, but the littlest who can get the job done!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a landing strip in the far north, a little bush plane watches quietly as bigger, stronger, faster planes take off for adventure. But when a storm hits and hikers are stranded on the mountain, who will come to the rescue?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTold in rhyming verse with bright illustrations, \u003cem\u003eThe Littlest Airplane\u003c\/em\u003e soars high with heart and excitement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Charming, entertaining, and original, \u003cem\u003eThe Littlest Airplane\u003c\/em\u003e is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book collections for children ages 4-7.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is a really cute story about a plane that is smaller than all the others. He feels inferior because he can’t do what the big planes can. But when people get stuck in a storm and call for help, the big planes are too big to land to rescue the people, the little plane can reach them and he saves them. The illustrations were cute; I love the expressiveness of the planes. . . 4 stars.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eYouth Services Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The text clearly stands out against Joseph's wonderful illustrations, which work in tandem with the text to convey exactly what's happening in the story. These scenes are big and colorful, making it easy to see all aspects of the picture, even from a distance—perfect for story hours. . . Altogether, Hartman has created another wonderful ride of a story. A great rhyming read aloud for little learners to introduce different types of planes and spot light the oft-forgotten bush plane.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The story told in lilting rhyming text is brought to life in colorful illustrations featuring personified airplanes with expressive faces and beautiful Alaskan scenery. Facts about bush planes and a labeled diagram of a plane appear in the back pages. Young children identify with being small and wanting to be important. They will recognize this story as a good companion to \u003cem\u003eThe Little Engine That Could.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChildren's Literature Comprehensive Database\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Alaska Northwest Books wings into spring with... \u003cem\u003eThe Littlest Airplane\u003c\/em\u003e by Brooke Hartman, illus. by John Joseph, in which a storm necessitates calling a mighty little bush plane to rescue people stuck on a mountain in the snow.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Spring 2022 Children’s Sneak Previews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1513141880\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781513141886\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Brooke Hartman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51148695044312,"sku":"9781513141886","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":51148695077080,"sku":"9781513128641","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781513128641_FC_1_mockup_v2_1764618185_339915b0-5a4c-4ba2-9620-91b12a751e77.jpg?v=1791086385"},{"product_id":"dream-flights-on-arctic-nights","title":"Dream Flights on Arctic Nights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIllustrated by Evon Zerbetz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFollow a child's dreamy flight through the Arctic and discover the animals that live there, from the wolves prowling through the snow to the goats and sheep leaping across mountains, to walrus and sea lions lying on icebergs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eChildren's Book Review,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Best Picture Books of 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAt night, just as the moon climbs high, I make a wish that I could fly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold in singsong rhymes and colorfully illustrated with gorgeous linocut art, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDream Flights on Arctic Nights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a beautiful bedtime story for children to explore the Arctic before drifting off to sleep.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brooke Hartman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":52265447260376,"sku":"9781513261898","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52272393847000,"sku":"9781513138084","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781513261898_FC_mockup_v2_1787087087_f2a8d2f4-be91-490f-9c39-3d007d027c50.jpg?v=1791087730"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-brooke-hartman.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}