A gorgeous, deeply felt story of one girl’s journey through loneliness, magnificently illustrated and hailed as “an expansive and ageless book full of wonder, sadness, and wild bursts of imagination” (USA Today)
“A dreamy, wordless debut.”—The New York Times
A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK OF THE CENTURY • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly
Part picture book, part graphic novel, The Only Child tells the story of a little girl following a mysterious stag deep into the woods. Lost and alone—like Alice down the rabbit hole—she quickly finds herself in a strange and wondrous world. But with home and her family so far away, how will she get back to where she came from?
Wordless and deeply moving, with expressive and dreamlike illustrations by renowned author and concept artist Guojing, The Only Child brilliantly captures the rich, emotional life of a child, filled with longing, love, and joy.
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“A dreamy, wordless debut.”—The New York Times
A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK OF THE CENTURY • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly
Part picture book, part graphic novel, The Only Child tells the story of a little girl following a mysterious stag deep into the woods. Lost and alone—like Alice down the rabbit hole—she quickly finds herself in a strange and wondrous world. But with home and her family so far away, how will she get back to where she came from?
Wordless and deeply moving, with expressive and dreamlike illustrations by renowned author and concept artist Guojing, The Only Child brilliantly captures the rich, emotional life of a child, filled with longing, love, and joy.
The Only Child
A gorgeous, deeply felt story of one girl’s journey through loneliness, magnificently illustrated and hailed as “an expansive and ageless book full of wonder, sadness, and wild bursts of imagination” (USA Today)
“A dreamy, wordless debut.”—The New York Times
A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK OF THE CENTURY • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly
Part picture book, part graphic novel, The Only Child tells the story of a little girl following a mysterious stag deep into the woods. Lost and alone—like Alice down the rabbit hole—she quickly finds herself in a strange and wondrous world. But with home and her family so far away, how will she get back to where she came from?
Wordless and deeply moving, with expressive and dreamlike illustrations by renowned author and concept artist Guojing, The Only Child brilliantly captures the rich, emotional life of a child, filled with longing, love, and joy.
“A dreamy, wordless debut.”—The New York Times
A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK OF THE CENTURY • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly
Part picture book, part graphic novel, The Only Child tells the story of a little girl following a mysterious stag deep into the woods. Lost and alone—like Alice down the rabbit hole—she quickly finds herself in a strange and wondrous world. But with home and her family so far away, how will she get back to where she came from?
Wordless and deeply moving, with expressive and dreamlike illustrations by renowned author and concept artist Guojing, The Only Child brilliantly captures the rich, emotional life of a child, filled with longing, love, and joy.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780553497069 |
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Publisher: | Random House Children's Books |
Publication date: | 12/01/2015 |
Sold by: | Random House |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 112 |
File size: | 42 MB |
Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
Age Range: | 5 - 9 Years |
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