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Like Shaun Tans The Arrival and Raymond Briggss The Snowman, this gorgeous and imaginative 100-page graphic picture book is utterly transporting and original. A little girllost and alonefollows a mysterious stag deep into the woods, and, like Alice down the rabbit hole, she finds herself in a strange and wondrous world. But . . . home and family are very far away. How will she get back there In this magnificently illustratedand wordlessmasterpiece, debut artist Guojing brilliantly captures the rich and deeply-felt emotional life of a child, filled with loneliness and longing as well as love and joy.Majestic.... Rare is the book containing great emotional depth that truly resonates across a span of ages this is one such. Kirkus Reviews, StarredFrom the Hardcover edition.