The Illustrator/Writer: Sophie Blackall is an award-winning illustrator of over 50 books for children, including the New York Times best-selling Ivy and Bean series, the 2016 Caldecott Medal winner, Finding Winnie and the 2019 Caldecott Medal winner, Hello Lighthouse, which she also wrote. She is the five-time recipient of The New York Times Best Illustrated Picture Book Award and has worked with UNICEF and Save the Children, UK on global health and literacy initiatives. Originally from Australia, she now splits her time between Brooklyn, New York, and the Catskill Mountains, where she and her husband run a retreat for the children’s book community called Milkwood Farm.
Description: In this brilliant book, Sophie Blackall lists and illustrates 52 “large and small joys for today and everyday” — one for each week of the year. From the sun coming up to a hot shower, from hugging a friend to the first snow, discovering a new word, from patting a friendly dog, to coming home, this book is filled with everyday wonders. Page after page, it’s full of gentle reminders of the objects, occasions, gestures, and ideas that warm our hearts and bring solace and hope. We absolutely love her curious and enchanting illustrations, too!
Details: 8 × 9.5 inches, 128 pages, hardcover, thick paper, full color
A Note From Erika: I absolutely love Sophie’s illustrations. This book is such a great way to teach us all to slow down and see the beauty in the small things in our everyday routines.
The Illustrator/Writer: Sophie Blackall is an award-winning illustrator of over 50 books for children, including the New York Times best-selling Ivy and Bean series, the 2016 Caldecott Medal winner, Finding Winnie and the 2019 Caldecott Medal winner, Hello Lighthouse, which she also wrote. She is the five-time recipient of The New York Times Best Illustrated Picture Book Award and has worked with UNICEF and Save the Children, UK on global health and literacy initiatives. Originally from Australia, she now splits her time between Brooklyn, New York, and the Catskill Mountains, where she and her husband run a retreat for the children’s book community called Milkwood Farm.
Description: In this brilliant book, Sophie Blackall lists and illustrates 52 “large and small joys for today and everyday” — one for each week of the year. From the sun coming up to a hot shower, from hugging a friend to the first snow, discovering a new word, from patting a friendly dog, to coming home, this book is filled with everyday wonders. Page after page, it’s full of gentle reminders of the objects, occasions, gestures, and ideas that warm our hearts and bring solace and hope. We absolutely love her curious and enchanting illustrations, too!
Details: 8 × 9.5 inches, 128 pages, hardcover, thick paper, full color
A Note From Erika: I absolutely love Sophie’s illustrations. This book is such a great way to teach us all to slow down and see the beauty in the small things in our everyday routines.
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