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Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade
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Designed by
Jon Foye
Category
Best Designed Children's Fiction Book
Year
2017
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Design Rationale

With Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade we achieved that rare occurrence of tone of voice and visual style syncing flawlessly. The illustrations work hand in three-fingered hand with Kate & Jol Temple’s madcap third grade explorer. Complete with handwritten weather updates and charmingly naïve illustrated ‘inventories’ (featuring everything that would and could fit in an eight-year old boy’s pockets!) each page is designed to feel like an authentic log entry of this history-obsessed, junior sea captain with an unlimited imagination for adventure.

Details
Dimensions
148 x 208 mm
No. pages
160
Credits
Internal Design
Jon Foye
Illustration
Jon Foye
Printing
Griffin Press
Author
Kate Temple and Jol Temple