About this item
A thoughtful and unique meditation on the shapes found in everyday life.. A mother tells her daughter about the shapes that make up their lives. At first, they are literal shapes. The shape of their door is a rectangle, their table, a square. Water can be shaped like a cube or a cloud. Then, she moves into the figurative. The shape of learning is a question. The shape of warmth is a space waiting to be filled. Some shapes change, like a child growing up, while others remain the same, like the mountain behind their house. While the shape of her heart "will always be you.". With the feel of a classic, this book will shape readers' minds and expand their thinking.
About the Author
M??n Th? V?n loves to read books of all shapes and sizes. The first language she learned to speak in was Vietnamese but the first language she learned to read in was English (and she was so shy in elementary school that she practically learned to read English before she spoke it) . The first book she remembers reading on her own is a yellow Nancy Drew hardback from the school library, and since the library had the whole series, it was a while before she read anything else.Funnily enough, M??n doesn't remember remember reading picture books as a young child and instead discovered them in high school. In picture books, she found a wonderful meeting of art, poetry, philosophy, and storytelling. So few books reflected her formative experiences, though, that she desired to bring new and different stories into the world.Now from her home in northern California, M??n crafts stories after drop-off and before pick-up. Some of these stories become books (that are brilliantly illustrated by other folks) , and some of these books are read around the world. Since her acclaimed debut, IN A VILLAGE BY THE SEA, her books have received many distinctions, including an Irma Black Honor for THE MOST TERRIBLE OF ALL, a Golden Kite Award for CLEVER LITTLE WITCH, and a Golden Poppy Award and an ILA Notable Books for a Global Society Award for WISHES, which was also named the Best Picture Book of 2021 by BookPage.The best recognition, however, comes from readers who see themselves in her books; for that opportunity, she just wants to say: Thank you.
