Footpath Flowers by Jonarno Lawson
From award-winning poet JonArno Lawson comes a beautifully illustrated wordless picture book - an ode to the importance of small things, small people and small gestures.Footpath Flowers is a superb wordless book; its quiet beauty, its narrative full of unassuming grace will fill its readers with a real sense of wonder and yearning for those fleeting voiceless moments of perfection. -- Library Mice * Library Mice *
It’s a powerful reminder of the importance of appreciating our surroundings and the mutual gift of giving – two lessons which you certainly want your child to learn. -- Junior * Junior *
Full of poignancy, this is a book to revisit and to cherish. -- Jill Bennet * Red Reading Hub *
This is an unusual and delightful book which will give the adult and small person of five or six lots to talk about as they go through the pages. -- Newbury Weekly News * Newbury Weekly News *
This is [a] book to look at over [and over] again – there are new discoveries every time. -- Independent Bookshop Week supplement * The Guardian *
“…this is an anthem for kindness, for beauty in unlikely places and for the things a child seas that adults don’t. -- Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times *
Footpath Flowers is a beautiful book that retains its simplicity whilst also conveying a powerful message. * Armadillo Magazine *
There is a thoughtful quality to this wordless, mostly black and white picture book, the gentle story of a little girl picking wild flowers on a walk home with her father […] There’s much to discuss around this story, which has a pleasingly reflective tone and a fine-tuned feeling that all is good in the world. * The Guardian *
another exquisite wordless book for children, conveying with simple images and colours, the importance of noticing the beauty in everyday unlikely places. Like the Man with the Violin, it is an ode to the wonder of childhood and the importance of seeing beauty in places others may not. * Culture Baby *
“Footpath Flowers by JonArno Lawson & Sydney Smith is a silent gem. [...] The story is delightful and told in easy-to-read graphic novel style.” * Irish Times, Children’s Books of the Year recommended by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick *
“Emphasising the importance of small acts of kindness as well as seeing the beauty in the everyday, the little girl suggests how we can change the world through paying closer attention to our environment and community." * Amnesty.org.uk *
The child gathers flowers from crevices and slowly but surely transforms the world around her with small acts of kindness. This is a beautiful book with a powerful message. * Children's Books Ireland - Mind Yourself *
This wordless picture book is a beauty to behold. * BookTrust *
These gorgeous illustrations compliment a wonderful story perfectly. * Books Ireland *
JonArno Lawson is a Canadian award-winning poet and writer who has published several works of verse. His collections for children include Black Stars in a White Night Sky and The Man in the Moon Fixer’s Mask, and for adults, Inklings and Love is an Observant Traveller. He lives in Toronto with his wife and three children. Find him on Twitter as @JonArNoMore.
Sydney Smith is the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award and has twice won the Kate Greenaway Medal. He has illustrated multiple children’s books, including Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz, the winner of the 2017 Kate Greenaway Medal, The White Cat and the Monk, written by Jo Ellen Bogart, I Talk Like a River and My Baba's Garden, both written by Jordan Scott, Do You Remember?, Island Storm written by Brian Floca, and the acclaimed Footpath Flowers, which was a New York Times Children’s Book of the Year and a winner of the Governor General Award for Illustration. Find Sydney online at sydneydraws.ca and on Instagram as @sydneydraws.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781406365672 |
| ISBN 10 | 140636567X |
| Title | Footpath Flowers |
| Author | Jonarno Lawson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Walker Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Prizes | Winner of Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award 2016 (UK), Winner of Booksource Scout Award, Favourite Picture Book (United States)., Winner of Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award 2016 (Canada), Winner of Governor General’s Literary Award - Young People’s Literature - Illustrated Books 2015 (Canada), Short-listed for Alcun Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design 2016 (UK), Short-listed for Gelett Burgess Award Book of the Year 2016 (UK), Short-listed for Georgia Children’s Picturebook Award 2016 (United States), Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal (CILIP) 2016 (UK), Short-listed for National Cartoon Society Award for Best Children’s Illustration 2016 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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