Overview
We are three sisters and two brothers. This is a story about how we can’t eat this cake alone. A new picture book by Kim Hyo Eun, author of I Am the Subway (2021 World Illustration Award and The New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award) Kim Hyo Eun, is the second daughter of five brothers and sisters, and shares the joys and battles of sharing and compromising in a family of five children.
Full Product Details
Author: Kim Hyo-eun ,
Deborah Smith
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Imprint: Scribble UK
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 27.00cm
ISBN: 9781915590855
ISBN 10: 191559085
Pages: 52
Publication Date: 24 October 2024
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
‘In a family of five siblings, this book’s narrator — the second-oldest — describes how “we can split anything” … Kim employs pencil and watercolour textures in sweetly amusing spreads that show how a wealth of items are allotted, in this moving work about divisions and connections.’ * <em>Publishers Weekly</em>, starred review *
‘Sharing isn’t always caring, but affection and scheming go hand in hand in this sweetly hilarious tale.’ * Kirkus Reviews, ‘Best Books of the Year’ * ‘In a family of five siblings, this book’s narrator — the second-oldest — describes how “we can split anything” … Kim employs pencil and watercolour textures in sweetly amusing spreads that show how a wealth of items are allotted, in this moving work about divisions and connections.’ * <em>Publishers Weekly</em>, starred review * Praise for I Am the Subway: ★ ‘Lucky readers, climb aboard: extraordinary explorations await.’ * Shelf Awareness * Praise for I Am the Subway: ★ ‘I Am the Subway makes for an unforgettable journey.’ * BookPage * Praise for I Am the Subway: ★ ‘[S]ensitive, closely observed portraits.’ * Publishers Weekly * Praise for I Am the Subway: ★ ‘[B]eautiful and unusual.’ * Youth Services Book Review * Praise for I Am the Subway: ★ ‘Bewitching.’ * Foreword *
Author Information
Kim Hyo-eun studied textile design at college and illustration at the Ibpil Future Illustration Research Institute. Books written and illustrated by Kim Hyo-eun include I Am the Subway. Picture books with illustrations created by Kim include A Baby on a Train, A Starry Flower Wall, The Place We Walk Becomes the Road, and Minji and a Squirrel. Deborah Smith is an internationally renowned translator. She founded Tilted Axis Press to learn, share, and support a more nuanced and equitable awareness of our mutually entangled lives. In 2016 she was co-winner of the Man Booker International Prize for Literature, alongside author Han Kang, for her translation of The Vegetarian.
