Yuck, A Love Story facts for kids
| Author | Don Gillmor |
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| Publisher | Marie-Louise Gay |
The book Yuck, A Love Story is a fun picture book for kids. It was written by Don Gillmor and has amazing pictures by Marie-Louise Gay. This book first came out in the year 2000.
What's the Story About?
The story of Yuck, A Love Story is about a young boy named Austin. He gets upset when a girl named Amy moves into the house right next door. Austin pretends he doesn't care about Amy. But secretly, he really wants to impress her!
Amy is not easy to impress. Austin tries many things. He even wears a cool superhero costume. He also builds a huge statue of an Apatosaurus dinosaur in her yard. He makes it out of Popsicle sticks! Austin tells his friend Sternberg that Amy is "yucky."
For Amy's birthday, Austin tries to give her a very special gift. He uses a lasso to catch the Moon! But the Moon is too strong. It drags him all the way to the Arctic. Austin finally manages to get the Moon back home.
When they look closely, the Moon turns out to be made of stinky blue cheese! Both Austin and Amy say "Yuck!" at the same time. After that, they decide they would much rather have some yummy birthday cake instead.
Cool Awards the Book Won
Yuck, A Love Story has won some great awards!
- It won the 2000 Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration. This award celebrates the best pictures in a children's book.
- It was also a finalist for the CBA Illustrator of the Year Award. This means it was one of the top books chosen for its amazing illustrations.
