Child of Glass - Hardcover

Alemagna, Beatrice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1592703038 ISBN 13: 9781592703036

Publisher: Enchanted Lion, 2019

Synopsis

A story about difference, exclusion, and ultimately self-acceptance, Child of Glass explores the interplay between inner and outer and the journey we have to go on to become ourselves.

Child of Glass is about Gisele, a fragile, strong, transparent girl who denounces the meanness that can mark life in the world. In sparse, poetic language that all of us, however young or old, can understand, Child of Glass reminds us of our birthright to become ourselves. Freedom isn’t about accepting what is; it’s about asking the questions and taking the actions that allow us to be at home in the world.

Beautifully illustrated in a painterly, drawn, and collaged style, this is a story of layers, textures, and transparencies in every sense. It is also a book that explores the possibilities of form to render idea, thereby providing connective tissue between the world of the book and life in the world.

“To draw is to tell. Everyone who feels emotion has something to tell. Emotions keep on changing, growing, as children do. My drawings and stories change with them.” So says Beatrice Alemagna, who was born in Bologna, Italy, in 1973. Alemagna has written and illustrated dozens of children’s books, which have received numerous awards all over the world and have been translated into fourteen languages. She has also had solo exhibitions in France, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Sweden, and Japan. Alemagna’s The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy is also published by Enchanted Lion.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

One day, in a village neighboring the European cities of Florence and Bilbao, a child of glass was born.

About the Author:

To draw is to tell. Everyone who feels emotion has something to tell. Emotions keep on changing, growing, as children do. My drawings and stories change with them.

So says Beatrice Alemagna, who was born in Bologna, Italy, in 1973. Alemagna has written and illustrated dozens of children’s books, which have received numerous awards all over the world and have been translate into 14 languages. She has also had solo exhibitions in France, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Sweden and

Japan. Beatrice’s work can be found on Instagram @beatricealemagna and at: thetopsyturvybook.tumblr.com. Alemagna's The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy is also published by Enchanted Lion.

About this edition

• Publisher: Enchanted Lion
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1592703038
• ISBN 13: 9781592703036
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 52