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| ISBN: 9781561455454 Ages 4-8, Hardcover $15.95 |
One day while out fishing she catches a beautifully carved and painted bird.She is filled with joy at this beautiful gift from the water. On subsequent days she catches other beautiful treasures.
At the end of the story, she decides to "gift" the sea with one of her very own Inuit treasures. Ultimately, the Inuit treasure is caught from the sea by a Pacific Islander.
This beautifully told and illustrated story is charming. There is sweet innocence and true joy. There is also an underlying story of bonding across the distances imposed by water, land, or cultures.
"....as Immi was about to go,
she stopped and put her hand to her necklace. She took the small bear and gently dropped it into the water."
The illustrations alone are what I consider "keeper quality." But combined with the effortlessly and beautifully simple told story, it makes for a perfect book for the child's home bookshelf or libraries at school and city.
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DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy of Immi's Gift from Peachtree Publishers in exchange for my review. Opinions expressed are solely my own and I received no compensation for this review. The winner's giveaway copy is provided directly to them from Peachtree.
I learned she has illustrated over 40 children's books. She has a book called Seahorse that looks like a great book.
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ReplyDeleteThe bilingual version of About Mammals would be perfect for my nephew and niece. They are entranced by animals and they have just started to learn Spanish.
ReplyDeleteI learned that she also teaches illustration workshops and commutes to her studio in central London by bike.
ReplyDeleteI'd choose Quake! for my grandson to read to learn about the San Francisco earthquake.
ReplyDeleteThis looks lovely! I'm always interested in beautifully illustrated books. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteJust checked out Karin's site and got lost in her blog. I'm excited to see she uses watercolors, and especially that her initial paintings are very loose and rough. Super inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI also was excited to see that her partner lives in NYC. Perhaps I'll meet her sometime at her next trip!
Peachtree Publishers has some fun looking stuff. I would love to have Pig and Small for our shelves. Looks hilarious!
ReplyDeleteI would like to give this book to our oldest granddaughter. She would like it I do believe.
ReplyDeleteI would like to have Can I Come Too? for my daughter.
ReplyDeleteI've been really fascinated with northern Canadian and Alaskan native peoples lately so this book is perfect! Thanks for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday this week! Hope to see you again soon!
ReplyDeleteTina
We would like to read all about the Birds :)
ReplyDeleteKaren has 2 books about Christmas :) Leah's Christmas story & Home for Christmas...
ReplyDeleteI also like the book Pig and Small from Peachtree Publisher
ReplyDeleteShe lives and works in London and has a picture book called Star Girl.
ReplyDeleteI also like their book called About Mammals.
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I learned that she lives and works in London and commutes to work by bike.
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I'd like to have Stanley the Builder.
ReplyDeleteLove the theme in this book! THanks for sharing on KidLit BlogHop!
ReplyDelete-Reshama