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“Meaningful and developmentally aware, these plotlines elevate the narrative, making the book more substantive than the usual picture dictionary. This is especially apparent in the poignant “me” and “I am here” statements that eloquently reflect the child’s beginning glimmers of self-awareness. Nuanced watercolor washes are artfully rendered. Buoyantly airy on one side, grounded and solid on the other, the high-contrast objects are appropriately eye-catching. Hardy paper will admirably withstand tactile exploration, and well-defined folds allow the book to lie flat or stand upright for tummy time … Pint-sized perfection.”
— Kirkus, ★ Starred review
“Repeated prepositions propel this bright-eyed board book, which movingly presents the world from a baby’s developing perspective … [A] uniquely engineered read.”
—Publishers Weekly, ★ Starred review
“A sweet, bright, and beautifully illustrated early concept accordion (!) board book that helps situate babies spatially in concert with what they see in the world, and with where they are themselves.”
—Nicole Murphy, The Novel Neighbor Bookstore,
Kim Hyo-eun is an award-winning author and illustrator based in Seoul. She studied textile design and illustration at the Ibpil Future Illustration Research Institute. Her book I Am the Subway won a World Illustration Award and was named a New York Times/New York Public Library Book of the Year. Her stories capture the essence of family and social dynamics with a unique Korean perspective.
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Aerin Park is a Korean-English literary translator and Korean language educator who believes language is a bridge to people's stories, culture, and history. Her recent works include The Legend of Tiger and Tail-flower (Levine Querido), Okchundang Candy (Levine Querido), and Late Today (Eerdmans). Aerin lives in Roseville, Minnesota, with her husband and three children—her first readers.
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★ The 2021 World Illustration Award winner
★ Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards
The internationally acclaimed phenomenon with six starred reviews!
Accompanied by the constant, rumbling ba-dum ba-dum of its passage through the city, the subway has stories to tell. Between sunrise and sunset, it welcomes and farewells people, and holds them—along with their joys, hopes, fears, and memories—in its embrace.
Originally published in Korean and brought to English-speaking audiences with the help of renowned translator Deborah Smith (The Vegetarian), I Am the Subway vividly reflects the shared humanity that can be found in crowded metropolitan cities.
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Ages 3–10 | 240mm × 260mm | 52pp | CMYK with cloth quarter-binding
Author & Illustrator: Kim Hyo-eun
Translator: Deborah Smith
AUD$27.99 | £12.99 | US$19.95
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A Kirkus Best of 2024
A 2024 Horn Book Fanfare
★ “[A] sweetly hilarious tale” —Kirkus Reviews
★ “clever, humorous” —Horn Book Review
★ "delicious" —Shelf Awareness
From the creator of multi-award-winning I Am the Subway.
Making sure you get your rightful share in a family of five siblings is never easy. Everything must be carefully calculated and precisely measured to make sure no one misses out.
How We Share Cake is a hilarious exploration of the timeless struggle for fairness and justice among brothers and sisters. This delightful story captures the very essence of family dynamics.
‘This is the most funny, clever, gorgeous book with the lightest touch and yet so profound and universal.’ —Davina Bell, author of All the Ways to be Smart
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Ages 3–10 | 56pp | CMYK
Australian Edition | AUD$27.99
Pub Date: 01 Oct 2024 | ISBN: 9781761380655 | 270 mm H × 210 mm W
UK Edition | £12.99 | 270mm × 210mm
Pub Date: 24 Oct 2024 | ISBN: 9781915590855 | 270 mm H × 210 mm W
North American Edition | US$19.95
Pub Date: 08 Oct 2024 | ISBN: 9781957363851 | 8.3 in W × 106 in H
Rights Held: World English
