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By Piotr Parda
5-7
JUVENILE FICTION
52 Pages, 8 x 10
Formats: Hardcover Picture Book, PDF
Hardcover Picture Book, $18.99 (US $18.99) (CA $24.99)
ISBN 9780991386673
Rights: WOR
Chicago Review Press (Mar 2017)
Chicago Review Press-Ripple Grove Press
Overview
Through illustrations, the book shows a day in a life of a girl who takes the actions of others and grows something beautiful. The story delivers a simple but powerful message that sometimes great things can sprout from the most unlikely circumstances.Reviews
"Though this is a tale about bullying, Parda (The Gentleman Bat) resists the urge to moralize. Instead, he creates a character who responds to aggression with quiet resourcefulness, and without involving grownups or attempting vengeance. His watercolor and monoprint spreads recall Satoshi Kitamura; they're built on warm, expressive black lines, making even the girl's dreary school, with its cracked tiles and metal doors, worth a closer look." —Publisher's WeeklyAuthor Biography
Piotr Parda has illustrated more than thirty books. His artwork includes drawing, painting, sculpture, and moving images. He is the illustrator of The Gentleman Bat. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.