The Big Bath House
$43.34
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
16 February 2022
Summary
A joyful celebration of Japanese cultural traditions and body positivity as a young girl visits a bath house with her grandmother and aunties.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY New York Public Library, NPR, Publishers Weekly, Horn Book, The American Library Association, ALA Rise: A Feminist Book Project, A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST PICTURE BOOK OF THE CENTURY
You’ll walk down the street / Your aunties sounding like clip-clopping horses / geta-geta-geta / in their wooden san…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593181959 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593181956 |
| Author: | Kyo Maclear, Gracey Zhang |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 16 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 254mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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Critics Review
★ “A must-have celebration of cultural understanding and community—and the joy of family.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “Maclear and Zhang portray with great warmth the nourishment offered by this cultural institution, making clear to readers the ritual’s cozy, home-away-from-home feeling.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ “ …a warm and tender story of time with beloved distant family.” —The Bulletin, starred review
★ “Zhang’s bouyant illustrations in ink, gouache, and watercolors match the water-focused story with transparent, watery hues anchored by strong black outlining. —The Horn Book, starred review
★ “[An] exuberant celebration of family.” —BookPage, starred review
Kyo Maclear
Kyo Maclear
KYO MACLEAR is an award-winning novelist, essayist, and children’s author. Her books have been translated into eighteen languages and published in over twenty-five countries. She is the author of the hybrid memoir Birds Art Life (2017), winner of the Trillium Book Award. Kyo holds a doctorate in environmental humanities and is on faculty at the University of Guelph Creative Writing MFA.
Gracey Zhang
Gracey Zhang is a freelance illustrator and animator. She was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, and received her BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is now based in New York City.
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