Lines: (Wordless Kids Books, Children's Winter Books, Ice Skating Story for Kids) - Hardcover

Lee, Suzy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1452156654 ISBN 13: 9781452156651

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2017

Synopsis

It starts with a line. Whether made by the tip of a pencil
or the blade of a skate, the magic starts there.

And magic once again flows from the pencil and imagination of internationally acclaimed artist Suzy Lee. With the lightest of touches, this masterwork blurs the lines between real and imagined, reminding us why Lee's books have been lauded around the world, recognized on New York Times Best Illustrated Books lists and nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international honor given to children's book creators. This seemingly simple story about a young skater on a frozen pond will charm the youngest of readers while simultaneously astounding book enthusiasts of any age.

About this title

About the Author:

Suzy Lee lives in Seoul, South Korea, and is the author of award-winning children's books.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 3—An unseen artist sketches a deft ice skater making beautiful lines on the ice. Straight lines, squiggles, and curls, the combinations are endless. Then, suddenly, the ice skater falls, disrupting the fluidity and gracefulness of the story. The artist seems displeased with this development and starts anew on the following page. In this wordless picture book by Lee, readers can tell when the artist is changing the story line by the crinkled sketch paper and erasure mark illustrations. Through drawings alone, the message that everyone falls, but it is important to get back up and try again is delivered flawlessly. Supremely crisp, clean, and appealing, this is the kind of artwork that will entice readers to return to the pages again and again to see what detail they may have missed. The pages of the book are mostly a bright white, touched by the gray lines of the pencil drawings. The tiny splashes of color pop in the wintry hats and coats of the ice skaters as more figures emerge and the scene unfolds. Somehow, even with the cool white pages and cold, wintry landscape, this picture book for all ages will make readers feel warm inside. VERDICT Any lover of picture books will appreciate this graceful wordless gem. A great discussion starter and drawing prompt to see where a single line might lead.— Amy Shepherd, St. Anne's Episcopal School, Middleton, DE

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1452156654
• ISBN 13: 9781452156651
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40