The Only Child

The Only Child

AÂ New York TimesÂ Best Illustrated Book

Hailed by Entertainment Weekly and the Wall Street Journal as a best book of the year, this gorgeous and imaginative storyâ‚¬"part picture book, part graphic novelâ‚¬"is utterly transporting and original. USA TodayÂ declared itÂ â‚¬Å“a compelling and melancholy debut from an important new talent" as well as "an expansive and ageless book full of wonder, sadness, and wild bursts of imagination.â‚¬ÂÂ And likeÂ Shaun Tan's The Arrival and Raymond Briggs's The Snowman,Â it is quickly becoming a modern classic.
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A little girlâ‚¬"lost and aloneâ‚¬"follows a mysterious stag deep into the woods, and, like Alice down the rabbit hole, she finds herself in a strange and wondrous world. But... home and family are very far away. How will she get back there?
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In this magnificently illustratedâ‚¬"and wordlessâ‚¬"masterpiece, debut artist Guojing brilliantly captures the rich and deeply-felt emotional life of a child, filled with loneliness and longing as well as love and joy.

â‚¬Å“A haunting, wordless, gorgeously drawn picture book.â‚¬ÂÂ â‚¬"People

â‚¬Å“Told wordlessly through soft, dreamy illustrations, Guojingâ‚¬s tale evokes the loneliness of growing up under Chinaâ‚¬s one-child policy.â‚¬ÂÂ â‚¬"Entertainment Weekly

â‚¬Å“A dreamy, wordless debut.â‚¬Â â‚¬"The New York Times

"Majestic.... Rare is the book containing great emotional depth that truly resonates across a span of ages: this is one such." â‚¬"Kirkus Reviews, Starred

"Reminiscent ofÂ Raymond Briggsâ‚¬s classic, The Snowman (1978), this is quiet, moving, playful, and bittersweet all at once." â‚¬"Booklist, Starred
Country USA
Brand Schwartz & Wade
Manufacturer Random House Studio
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 42459211
Color Silver
ReleaseDate 2015-12-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553497045

Country	USA
Brand	Schwartz & Wade
Manufacturer	Random House Studio
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	42459211
Color	Silver
ReleaseDate	2015-12-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553497045

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