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The shape of you  Cover Image Book Book

The shape of you / written by Mượn Thị Văn ; illustrated by Miki Sato.

Van, Muon. (Author). Sato, Miki, 1987- (Added Author).

Summary:

"In lyrical language, a mother tells her small daughter about the shapes that make up their lives. At first, the shapes are literal. The shape of their door is a rectangle, their table, a square. Water can be shaped like a cube or a cloud. And then she moves on to 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 some remain the same, like the triangle of the mountain behind their house. The shape of her heart, she concludes, 'will always be you'--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781525305450 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2023]
Subject: Shapes > Juvenile fiction.
Self-consciousness (Awareness) > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Picture books.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lakeshore Branch STO JP Van 31681030022644 PICTURE Available -

Muon Thi Van loves to read books of all shapes and sizes. She first began reading yellow-spined hardbacks about a certain girl detective before graduating to longer novels and then picture books (it's true, she doesn't remember reading picture books as a young child). So few books reflected her formative experiences, though, that she desired to bring new and different stories into the world. Muon has written many picture books for children, including Wishes, If You Were Night and One Is a Lot, and her books have received many distinctions and awards. She lives in Northern California with her family.
Miki Sato is a Japanese Canadian illustrator who uses a variety of different papers and fabrics to create layered, three-dimensional-looking illustrations. She enjoys experimenting with new textures and incorporates materials such as embroidery thread, glass beads, cotton balls, and sand into her illustrations. Miki lives in Toronto, Ontario.


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