Makers
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
From the creator of Gibberish, a friendship story about different ways to think and create.
It begins with two boys who together dream of sailing across the wide sea. As they grow and both become boat makers, their differences grow bigger and bigger. One has a wild and fresh imagination, with tons of great ideas; but he has trouble with quality control. The other is meticulous and strives for perfection; but he has trouble finishing even one boat! Only when the two friends reunite can they form a perfect team and reach their hearts' desires.
P R A I S E
“A charming allegory about the creative process.” — Kirkus
“Vo celebrates the creative power of cooperative friendship in his gorgeous, clever picture book." — Shelf-Awareness
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When two apprentice boat makers in a coastal town dream of "sailing across the sea together," their partnership amplifies their individual strengths. "Van moved from project to project, always trying something new. Minh wanted things to be perfect." After graduation, the two open individual boat-making businesses. Vo's digitally finished pencil and ink illustrations contrast each character's less-than-stellar experiences: Van's boats are innovative but impractical (a pirate rowboat promptly sinks with its client on board), while Minh is stalled by perfectionism (intensive labors result in a single tiny block). The story resolves in classic buddy-film style, with the epiphany that collaboration doesn't mean losing individuality and the realization of their long-ago dream. Powerful partnership prevails—even when humans do their best to ignore it—in this can-do picture book. Characters read as Southeast Asian. Ages 4–8.
