GILLIAN SZE

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 "Emanates warmth...A satisfying read."

—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY



"Accompanied by soft illustrations that match the morning mood, this is a wonderful way to begin a day with children and set them up to speak to their own beginnings."

—SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL




Vibrant language and rhythm celebrate the start of a new day in this uplifting poem about a city waking up. A sweet board book for little ones, featuring beautiful three-dimensional diorama illustrations by Soyeon Kim. Published by Orca Book.



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A highly accomplished, beautifully modulated, hybrid collection of meditations, essays and poems.

—QWF JURORS
Sze's text unspools a letter of love...This is a sweet, languorous celebration of brown skin in all its infinite shades and of multiracial, multifaceted families. Lovely.

—KIRKUS REVIEWS
★ It's time to sleep, and all of life knows it in this spare, sleepy-making board book written in villanelle form. ... A lovely visual lullaby to soothe youngest readers to sleep.

—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
★ This perfect marriage of illustrations and lyrical writing celebrates the affection that's expressed through a lovingly cooked meal. This lovefest is a feast for all the senses.

—KIRKUS REVIEWS