The Knowing Book
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
This picture book is a celebration of life and the perfect gift to mark any milestone, from a new baby to a birthday to graduation. Illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell!
In this inspiring story, a young rabbit travels through the wide world, experiencing joy and sorrow and wonder. Along the way he chooses a path and explores the unknown. And at the end of his journey, braver and more confident, he returns home—a place he can always count on. Author Rebecca Kai Dotlich’s wise words and Cordell’s beautiful illustrations combine in this book ideal for any special gift-giving occasion, and is an excellent choice for any graduate!
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"The sky has always been above you, is above you now, and will always be above you. Count on it. It is what you will always know." Dotlich (Race Car Count) urges readers to take risks ("explore those trails not drawn on paper") and develop discernment, but her verse can slide into hazy obscurity, as when she describes "chanting clocks that hang on the walls of dreams." Cordell's ink-and-wash drawings give the pages life and humor, and he imagines the "you" Dotlich addresses as a skinny, eager rabbit with unruly ears and a purple scarf. When Dotlich writes, "When you blow a whistle or a bubble or a horn, it is followed by an echo or a pop or a song.... this is the ballad of your own breathing," Cordell (Lost. Found.) shows the rabbit creating a joyous, kaleidoscopic stream of musical notes and stars. There's no mention of friends or family in the text, but Cordell supplies the rabbit with smiling parents and a cozy burrow. His gentle artwork redeems this secular, follow-your-bliss inspiration. Ages 5 up.
