This Is a Moment
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Life is a collection of big and little moments, and all are celebrated in this vibrant, moving keepsake—a perfect gift for graduations or other notable events.
A moment is made when everything that came before meets what is happening now. Each moment is new. It’s a song and how you hear it. It’s a sunny day and how you feel it.
In this exhilarating and meaningful book, all the happenings in a person’s life—the brave ones, the peaceful ones, the nervous, proud, and grateful ones—combine to make us who we are and to light the way to what’s next. It’s just the right read for a child who’s about to graduate from kindergarten, celebrate a birthday, or move to a new home, or even for a teenager on their way to college. Like Oh, the Places You’ll Go and The Wonderful Things You Will Be, this cherishable book brings joy and inspiration.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Player urges attention to the present moment with spare lines that build on the title, offering definitional descriptions that capture the range of life's experiences and emotions. Unembellished digital renderings with spongy chromatic coloring lend a narrative aspect to idea-oriented text. In one scene, a child stands before a class ("Each moment is new"); in others, two children play checkers ("There are fast moments") and one jumps from a cliff into water below ("brave moments"). As the perspective broadens to embrace generational change ("When you were born,/ everything that came before// met somebody new"), the second-person narration notably shifts to first person ("You're happening right now./ It's your laughter and how I hear it"). Closing visuals and sentiments come full circle to reinforce the book's message, centering on a tender but mundane "moment" shared by a caregiver and child. Characters are portrayed with various abilities and skin tones. Ages 5–9.
