Bøger af Muon Thi Van

An innovative exploration of a butterfly's life cycle --- in reverse. "If you want to be a butterfly, then arise, unfurl and welcome the waiting world," begins this book's narrator. Readers will flit from flower to flower with an adorable butterfly ... hold on tight with a chrysalis through all sorts of weather ... munch away with a greedy little caterpillar ... sit very, very still and dream big with a teeny tiny egg. It's a magical journey back in time, that ends ... at the beginning! Imaginations will be sparked by the active depictions --- freeing the butterfly in every child.

""The shape of the earth is a sphere." So begins The Shape of You, as a mother tells her toddler daughter about the shapes that make up their lives--and the reader is invited into their cosy world. There's the triangle hill their house is on, the square of their kitchen table, the cubes of ice in their drinks... There's also the shape of light (all the colours of the sunset) and the shape of the wind (a scarf flapping). As the shapes transmute from the literal into the figurative, our view on the little family expands, and we share special times between them: the arrival of a pet puppy; stargazing on a summer's night; and cuddling in bed while reading a story. When the girl's prized necklace breaks, puppy and mom are there for a hug, revealing how "the shape of warmth is a space waiting to be filled." As the text tells us that "some shapes change," we watch the child grow older--she's school-aged now, walking toward the house on the triangle-hill, where her mother stands. The story closes on the poignant image of the mother and daughter holding hands, their now-full-grown dog at their side: "The shape of my fingers will always fit yours. And the shape of my heart will always be you." With its meditative, heartwarming text and vibrant multi-textured illustrations, The Shape of You has the essence of a classic, one that will leave its own shape on the lives of its readers."--

Little Linh, the cleverest witch on Mäai Mäai Island, has everything she needs plus an impossible little brother, Baby Phu, and she will do anything to get rid of him.

A heart-warming celebration of love in all its forms by the multi-award winning illustrator of Julian is a Mermaid and Julian at the WeddingI love you because you tell the best stories.Because I love you, my best story is you.This powerful picture book from Jessica Love, award winning illustrator of Julian is a Mermaid and Julian at the Wedding, shares all the reasons - big and small - why we love those we love. Joyful, life-affirming, and overflowing with love, this is a book to be treasured as you celebrate the special bond you share with your loved ones.This is what love looks like.

Author Muợn Thị Van and Stonewall Book Award-winning artist Jessica Love detail all the big and small reasons why we love the people we do within a call-and-response picture book that features families across the spectrum.?I love you because you tell the best stories.Because I love you, my best story is you.?What are all the big and small reasons why we love the people we do? And what does it look like when we voice it out loud?To be read aloud by one or even two people, this affirming prose demonstrates that love is a dialogue. Love is complex. Love is utterly simple.This is what love looks like.

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

A dreamlike, evocative exploration of the natural world at night.If you were night and you saw the moon tiptoe past your window, would you nestle under the covers? Or would you step outside to follow it? What if you felt a tail brush your ankle, would you freeze? Or skitter away? And if you saw an owl swoop from a branch, would you hide? Or join the hunt? The child in these pages chooses adventure, and thrillingly experiences a night like no other.A story for all children who have ever heard the night call their name.

A lyrical look at numbers, with a philosophical twist!2 is a little. 0 is nothing. 1 is not enough.But, sometimes ... 1 sun is a lot. 1 dog is a lot. 2 can even be too much. And when it comes to rain clouds, 0 is perfect. It's curious, but true. It all depends on what you're counting!How many is enough? In this unique picture book, children will discover a different way to appreciate numbers.

When a monster meets his neighbor's new baby he discovers true terribleness can come in tiny packages in this bold, funny exploration of sibling rivalry by an acclaimed author and Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning illustrator. Full color.