{"product_id":"how-to-have-a-thought-a-walk-with-charles-darwin-9780823458509","title":"How to Have a Thought: A Walk with Charles Darwin","description":"\u003cb\u003eTake a walk with Charles Darwin in this electrifying new picture book from Sibert Medalist Nicholas Day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow do you work through a complicated idea, solve a tricky problem, or make a big discovery? Charles Darwin had a lot of ways to do it. He paced in circles and hit rocks with a stick. He studied the bones of his dinner. He even rode around the world on a boat called The Beagle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese methods may sound unorthodox, but they led him to some pretty great thoughts--and discoveries about the origins of life as we know it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSibert Medalist Nicholas Day's conversational text has all the charm of a true story told by your smartest, most interesting friend. With Hadley Hooper's engrossingly textured illustrations, \u003ci\u003eHow to Have a Thought\u003c\/i\u003e is both an introduction to Darwin and an invitation to live with brilliant curiosity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neal Porter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.81h x 7.71w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823458509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2025 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Day \u003c\/b\u003ehas been a wine salesman, a wedding cake baker, a fairground maintenance man, and a stay-at-home father. He is the author of the Sibert Medal-winning title \u003ci\u003eThe Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Brett Helquist, and \u003ci\u003eNothing: John Cage and 4'33\"\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Chris Raschka. His writing has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He lives with his family in Buffalo, NY. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHadley Hooper\u003c\/b\u003e is a painter and illustrator whose artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums in major cities such as San Francisco, Toronto, New York, Denver, and Santa Fe. As a picture book illustrator, she has worked with bestselling authors such as Patricia Maclachlan, Liz Garton Scanlon, and Jan Greenberg. She lives in Denver with her partner and their dog.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Nicholas Day \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47579901165725,"sku":"9780823458509","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_5fa7723f-819e-43d9-a186-eef2e810a400.jpg?v=1768898350","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/how-to-have-a-thought-a-walk-with-charles-darwin-9780823458509","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}