Muon Thi Van

Gebundenes Buch

Wishes

Beschreibung

Wishes tells the powerful, honest story about one Vietnamesefamily's search for a new home on the other side of the world. Inspired by actual events in the author's life, the story chroniclesa family's difficult and powerful journey to leave their worldbehind. With themes of kindness, bravery, hope and love runningthroughout.

Autor

Muon Thi Van is the author of many acclaimed picture books. From her debut, In a Village by the Sea (2015), to her latest, If You Want to Be a Butterfly (2023), her books have earned many distinctions, including a California Book Award, an Irma Black Honor, and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. Her recent book Wishes, with Victo Ngai, won the Margaret Wise Brown Prize and was named the #1 Best Picture Book of 2021 by BookPage. Her books have been translated into multiple languages, including Vietnamese, Nepali, Sepedi, and Tamil. Muon Thi Van lives and works in California. Victo Ngai is a Forbes 30 Under 30 (Art and Style) honoree and Society of Illustrators New York Gold Medalist. She provides illustrations for newspaper and magazines such as the New York Times and the New Yorker; creates storyboards and art for animations with studios like NBC and Dreamworks; and makes books for publishers such as Scholastic, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster. She lives in Los Angeles. Visit Victo at victo-ngai.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scholastic US
• Seitenzahl: 40
• Altersempfehlung: 4 bis 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 285mm x 219mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 448g
• ISBN-13: 9781338305890
• ISBN-10: 1338305891
• Artikelnr.: 60009701