Lift
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- Create Date：2021-03-31 11:20:31
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Minh Lê
- ISBN：1368036929
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Summary
When Iris's elevator button-pushing is disrupted by a new member of the family， she's pretty put out。
That is， until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility， places where she can escape and explore on her own。 But when it becomes a question between going it alone or letting someone else tag along， Iris finds that sharing a discovery with the people you love can be the most wonderful experience of all。
This is a story that will lift your spirits and expand your imagination， by the award-winning creators of Drawn Together。
That is， until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility， places where she can escape and explore on her own。 But when it becomes a question between going it alone or letting someone else tag along， Iris finds that sharing a discovery with the people you love can be the most wonderful experience of all。
This is a story that will lift your spirits and expand your imagination， by the award-winning creators of Drawn Together。
Reviews
Christine Turner
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Note: This book is best enjoyed at home or in a small group。 The illustrations are too dark and busy to work in a large story time setting。
Serina
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Girl likes pressing buttons in elevator until her annoying little brother gets to do that one day instead of her。 It ends up broke。 She takes the broken elevator button home and when she presses it， is surprised that she is able to go on adventures。 Slowly she starts to realize her brother isn't quite such a pain。 The illustrations and story are perfect and beautiful。 10 out of 10 Girl likes pressing buttons in elevator until her annoying little brother gets to do that one day instead of her。 It ends up broke。 She takes the broken elevator button home and when she presses it， is surprised that she is able to go on adventures。 Slowly she starts to realize her brother isn't quite such a pain。 The illustrations and story are perfect and beautiful。 10 out of 10 。。。more
Shane Harcombe
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Excellent book about the power of imagination and the power of family。 There are very few words， but very expressive pictures， which drive the storyline。 After Drawn Together， I was expecting a similar illustrative style， but this looks quite different。 I see Disney's name inside， and this does feel like one of the shorts you might see at the start of the latest Pixar blockbuster。 Excellent book about the power of imagination and the power of family。 There are very few words， but very expressive pictures， which drive the storyline。 After Drawn Together， I was expecting a similar illustrative style， but this looks quite different。 I see Disney's name inside， and this does feel like one of the shorts you might see at the start of the latest Pixar blockbuster。 。。。more
Lisa
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Iris loves pushing elevator buttons， it's her job in her family， to push the buttons。 But one day， her daddy leans over so her baby brother can push the button and Iris feels betrayed。 But one day， Iris finds a discarded elevator button in the trash - after the repair man left， so she takes it home and tapes it to her wall。 It works！ The door to her room is suddenly a portal to wonderful places！ Mostly wordless， this panel illustrated picture book reads like a graphic novel。 So fun to read with Iris loves pushing elevator buttons， it's her job in her family， to push the buttons。 But one day， her daddy leans over so her baby brother can push the button and Iris feels betrayed。 But one day， Iris finds a discarded elevator button in the trash - after the repair man left， so she takes it home and tapes it to her wall。 It works！ The door to her room is suddenly a portal to wonderful places！ Mostly wordless， this panel illustrated picture book reads like a graphic novel。 So fun to read with a child as even non readers can follow the story， and their imagination makes the story even better。 A great pre-read for a free write as well。Cross posted to https://kissthebookjr。blogspot。com/20。。。 。。。more
Jessica
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An utter delight of a book！ I’m in awe of what great authors and artists convey with so few words！
Cynthia Jacobs
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It's more like a graphic novel than a picture book。 Surprised me！ It's more like a graphic novel than a picture book。 Surprised me！ 。。。more
Tony Pope
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A nominee on the 2021-2022 Georgia Picture Book Award Nominee list， LIFT is illustrated mostly in panels of images。。。for the most part。 Iris loves to push the elevator buttons in her apartment building。 One day， her little brother becomes "the button pusher。" Iris was not happy。。。and one day she just pushes all the elevator buttons。 This leads to the elevator being out of order。 THe repairman throws the button panel away and she retrives it。 She tapes it to the wall in her bedroom。 One evening， A nominee on the 2021-2022 Georgia Picture Book Award Nominee list， LIFT is illustrated mostly in panels of images。。。for the most part。 Iris loves to push the elevator buttons in her apartment building。 One day， her little brother becomes "the button pusher。" Iris was not happy。。。and one day she just pushes all the elevator buttons。 This leads to the elevator being out of order。 THe repairman throws the button panel away and she retrives it。 She tapes it to the wall in her bedroom。 One evening， when she pushes it， it opens a door to different worlds of adventure。。。a jungle and even the space station！ She discovers that it's good to share her adventures。。。with her little brother。 。。。more
Ashley Ewert
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A cute story about a sister learning to accept that things change once her little brother is born
Mckinley
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Love it。
Mir
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This reminded me of one of those animated shorts they show before movies in the theater。 Cute， but not as involved a story as I hoped from the blurb。
Christy
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When Iris's elevator button-pushing is disrupted by a new member of the family， she's pretty put out。That is， until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility， places where she can escape and explore on her own。 But when it becomes a question between going it alone or letting someone else tag along， Iris finds that sharing a discovery with the people you love can be the most wonderful experience of all。This is a story that will lift your spirits and ex When Iris's elevator button-pushing is disrupted by a new member of the family， she's pretty put out。That is， until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility， places where she can escape and explore on her own。 But when it becomes a question between going it alone or letting someone else tag along， Iris finds that sharing a discovery with the people you love can be the most wonderful experience of all。This is a story that will lift your spirits and expand your imagination， by the award-winning creators of Drawn Together。 。。。more
briz
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A sweet， evocative slice of imaginative life。 Iris the protagonist is a big sister。 Ugh， lame。 She enjoys pushing elevator buttons。 But sometimes her parents let her little baby brother push them as well。 As the book gently says: "BETRAYAL！" Iris finds an elevator button in the maintenance man's bucket o' stuff， tapes it to her wall， and uses it to go to space。This is a sweet， funny， and beautiful portrayal of kidhood， siblinghood， BETRAYAL， and space。 I think it would be quite good for a presch A sweet， evocative slice of imaginative life。 Iris the protagonist is a big sister。 Ugh， lame。 She enjoys pushing elevator buttons。 But sometimes her parents let her little baby brother push them as well。 As the book gently says: "BETRAYAL！" Iris finds an elevator button in the maintenance man's bucket o' stuff， tapes it to her wall， and uses it to go to space。This is a sweet， funny， and beautiful portrayal of kidhood， siblinghood， BETRAYAL， and space。 I think it would be quite good for a preschooler， especially one with an annoying baby harshing her mellow。 Or， you know， just tryna get by as well！ （Babyhood is hard！） 。。。more
Scottsdale Public Library
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Picked up this book as part or the Library's "March Book Madness" because it was competing against How to Solve a Problem by Ashima Shiraishi and I wanted to be able to vote in the bracket。 It's a struggle guys， they are both soooo good， I'm having a hard time choosing。 Imaginative。 Dynamic。 Overflowing with positive messages about perspective and positivity。 Both are well written and well illustrated。 Readers may also enjoy these picture books that talk about grit and perseverance: The Magical Picked up this book as part or the Library's "March Book Madness" because it was competing against How to Solve a Problem by Ashima Shiraishi and I wanted to be able to vote in the bracket。 It's a struggle guys， they are both soooo good， I'm having a hard time choosing。 Imaginative。 Dynamic。 Overflowing with positive messages about perspective and positivity。 Both are well written and well illustrated。 Readers may also enjoy these picture books that talk about grit and perseverance: The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi， Life by Rylant， I am the Storm by Jan Yolen， and What do you Do with a Problem by Kobe Yamada。 Read them all！ Yay books！ - Alexis S。 。。。more
Joanne Roberts
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This spare graphic novel type picture book has the world's greatest hook。 The text is nearly perfect and the marriage of illustration and words is a master class。 The storyline itself is well-written and well-paced though the climax and conclusion are lacking。 I can see kids poring over the pages many times。 It is completely engaging， just a little light。 Somehow that doesn't diminish it。 This spare graphic novel type picture book has the world's greatest hook。 The text is nearly perfect and the marriage of illustration and words is a master class。 The storyline itself is well-written and well-paced though the climax and conclusion are lacking。 I can see kids poring over the pages many times。 It is completely engaging， just a little light。 Somehow that doesn't diminish it。 。。。more
michele
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A very fun， creative book。 I loved the plot， the imagination of the book， and the illustrations。 The dialogue was sparse， which I enjoyed as it allowed for conversation with your audience as you discussed what was happening and the emotions that the characters must be feeling。
Isa Rive
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Who doesn’t love the ding of elevator buttons？ Iris sure does and when her baby brother gets in first she has the perfect revenge- press them all。 Consequently the lift sits the dummy too。 Lucky the repair person is on hand to fix the faulty button。 Iris can’t believe her luck when she nabs the cast off from the trash。 From here it gets magical。 The illustrations suck you into the story and it ends with heart。 So satisfying！
Liz
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Using a discarded elevator call button， a big sister finds a whole new world， but she realizes it's better when she shares it with her younger brother。 Having a wardrobe to Narnia in your room！ Mostly wordless。 Using a discarded elevator call button， a big sister finds a whole new world， but she realizes it's better when she shares it with her younger brother。 Having a wardrobe to Narnia in your room！ Mostly wordless。 。。。more
Natalie
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I loved the pictures and the all too real story of big sister Iris， experiencing annoyance and envy of a younger sibling， in this case her brother。 Iris finds an elevator button and discovers that it takes her on fantastical trips to the jungle， outer space， and beyond。 This is truly and upLIFTing story。 It's a great read to speak to the power of not only the imagination， but also an encouragment to sibling love and adventures。 I loved the pictures and the all too real story of big sister Iris， experiencing annoyance and envy of a younger sibling， in this case her brother。 Iris finds an elevator button and discovers that it takes her on fantastical trips to the jungle， outer space， and beyond。 This is truly and upLIFTing story。 It's a great read to speak to the power of not only the imagination， but also an encouragment to sibling love and adventures。 。。。more
Nan
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Love this pair-they did it again！ Great story of siblings and the frustration of a younger one taking away what the older enjoyed。 After Iris rescues an old elevator button， she finds it takes her to unexpected and amazing places。 But she comes back to share the trips with。。。younger brother！ Love the special bond between the kids！
Kate
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Magical！！
Y。Poston
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Love， love， love the illustrations and the story。 New baby， sibling upset & grafting in with creativity！
Casle
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I wasn't sure about this one until I read it with Jafar。 My sense of wonder is much stronger when he's on my lap。 We loved it together and will read it again。 I could see his wheels turning， thinking about where his Lift could take him。 He also talks often about an imaginary sister， so he thinks the girl in this book might be the one， maybe。 I wasn't sure about this one until I read it with Jafar。 My sense of wonder is much stronger when he's on my lap。 We loved it together and will read it again。 I could see his wheels turning， thinking about where his Lift could take him。 He also talks often about an imaginary sister， so he thinks the girl in this book might be the one， maybe。 。。。more
Claire
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（3。5）
Danielle Hammelef
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So creative and imaginative！ I enjoyed the family focus too。
Jon
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I just love this collaboration。 Lê and Santat produce another beautiful story。
Diane
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Iris is officially in charge of pushing the elevator button in her parents' apartment complex， until she's not in charge anymore。 Her little brother has taken over。 BETRAYAL！ When she rescues a broken elevator button out of the trash， she realizes that this new button will take her to places she has never seen。 Will she keep this secret to herself， or share it with her usurping little brother？ Iris is officially in charge of pushing the elevator button in her parents' apartment complex， until she's not in charge anymore。 Her little brother has taken over。 BETRAYAL！ When she rescues a broken elevator button out of the trash， she realizes that this new button will take her to places she has never seen。 Will she keep this secret to herself， or share it with her usurping little brother？ 。。。more
Jennifer Griffin
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I loved this picture book and all the plays on the word “lift”！ I also loved that it was illustrated more like an early graphic novel with thicker paneling and gutters and a great deal of imaginative art！ Iris loves to hit the button to get the elevator lift—it is her job within her family—until her little brother decides he is going to take over！ Upset about this， Iris finds a magic elevator button in the trash that transports her to the jungle and even outer space！ At the beginning， Iris hogs I loved this picture book and all the plays on the word “lift”！ I also loved that it was illustrated more like an early graphic novel with thicker paneling and gutters and a great deal of imaginative art！ Iris loves to hit the button to get the elevator lift—it is her job within her family—until her little brother decides he is going to take over！ Upset about this， Iris finds a magic elevator button in the trash that transports her to the jungle and even outer space！ At the beginning， Iris hogs this adventure all to herself， but in the end she decides to include her little brother because he could always use a “lift” too。 This picturebook is so smart， I feel as if a little bit older age group would like it as well， so maybe good for ages 3-7。 。。。more
Agnė
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Lift is a picturebook graphic novel about the power of imagination and sibling rivalry/love。 It's a cute， relatable story with a heartwarming ending。Dan Santat's cartoonish illustrations are very expressive。 Lift is a picturebook graphic novel about the power of imagination and sibling rivalry/love。 It's a cute， relatable story with a heartwarming ending。Dan Santat's cartoonish illustrations are very expressive。 。。。more
Mary N
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The story and illustrations are excellent！ Probably more relatable to families in urban settings and for one-on-one readings。
Kathy
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Sibling rivalry as a younger sibling encroaches on an older sibling's place and duties in the family， and an imaginary escape。 But maybe the imaginary escape doesn't have to be for just one。 I loved this， since what kid doesn't love the responsibility of pushing the elevator button？ With very few words， this is told mostly through Santat's amazing pictures in his recognizable style。 Sibling rivalry as a younger sibling encroaches on an older sibling's place and duties in the family， and an imaginary escape。 But maybe the imaginary escape doesn't have to be for just one。 I loved this， since what kid doesn't love the responsibility of pushing the elevator button？ With very few words， this is told mostly through Santat's amazing pictures in his recognizable style。 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Lift&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Lift&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0