Adelaide's Secret World
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
A gorgeously illustrated picture book about creativity, making connections, and finding friendship. Sure to appeal to fans of Shaun Tan or Aaron Becker.
With a poetic story and lush paintings, Elise Hurst conveys how a bit of bravery, empathy, and imagination can transform our lives.
Adelaide lives in a city filled with people and wonders, but she is lonely. She is a watcher, and she sees others like her: the quiet ones, those who dance and dream alone.
In a chance encounter, Adelaide meets someone who just might be a kindred spirit--and is so startled and shy she runs away! But then she gathers her courage and uses all her ingenuity to make sure that they--and all the other lonely ones--meet and connect and share their dreams.
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A slender, humanlike rabbit named Adelaide works in a small storefront that was once bustling, "but over time, Adelaide found herself all alone, and the quiet stillness crept into her heart and stayed." She crafts tiny figurines of other lonely animals she sees in her city, including a solitary fox who sits near her shop. When he drops his book, she returns it, but she's too overcome to speak. That evening, a strange storm gives Adelaide fresh inspiration and the courage to change. Australian artist Hurst's painterly spreads are lush and bewitching. Her story unfolds in an alternate world in which curiosities lurk in unexpected corners: Chinese junks ply the air above the city, and a school of goldfish floats outside Adelaide's shop window. The rabbit's unexplained shyness and sense of loss may puzzle some readers; her deep feelings for the fox offer hints of romance. As sunshine breaks through the clouds, Adelaide has festooned her city with lengths of red ribbon, bringing its citizens together. It's a cryptic conclusion, but Hurst's dazzling images will leave readers eager to puzzle out the mysteries of Adelaide's world. Ages 5 9.
