In Every Life
(Caldecott Honor)
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
This Caldecott Honor picture book is a simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from three-time Caldecott Honor recipient Marla Frazee.
In every life, there is love and loss, hope and joy, wonder and mystery. With glowing art and spare, powerful text, Caldecott Honor–winning creator Marla Frazee celebrates the moments, feelings, and experiences, both big and small, that make up a life.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This brief, stirring benediction—based on a "call-and-response version of a Jewish baby-naming blessing," Frazee (The Great Zapfino) notes on the book's dedication page—starts with new life. "In every birth,/ blessed is the wonder" reads hand-lettered text, shown above delicately drawn vignettes of variously aged caregivers cuddling, nursing, and admiring infants and toddlers. "In every smile,/ blessed is the light" captures moments of pleasure as people read, talk, snuggle, and tussle. Across the pages' silvery vignettes, intersectionally inclusive groups and individuals experience anticipation ("In every hope/ blessed is the doing") and loss ("In every sadness,/ blessed is the comfort"), and embrace each other in vulnerability ("In every love,/ blessed are the tears"). Throughout, the blessings and attendant spot art alternate with wide, wordless landscapes: a changing sky covered in puffy pink clouds, a winding path through sparsely wooded hills, a lighted window on a rainy night. A rich trove of moving images lets Frazee range over an expansive constellation of human experiences, offering fodder to explore and discuss. Ages up to 8.
Customer Reviews
Lovely.
A lovely reminder of the important things in life.