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Sora and the Cloud
$15.95, hardcover, 36 Pages,
ISBN: 978-1-59702-027-5, 10 x 8
"Hoshino's watercolor-and-mixed-media illustrations are golden, topaz-touched; their palette and composition hint of the classic nursery rhyme art of Jessie
Wilcox Smith and others." - Kirkus Reviews
"Hoshino's ink-and-watercolor spreads both provide historical information and convey the story's emotional weight-and do both with grace." -Publishers Weekly
San Francisco, California- September 15, 2011
Immedium announces the publication of Sora and the Cloud by Felicia Hoshino. A noted children's artist, Hoshino authors her first picture book, inspired by her own experiences as a mother to her son Sora: a growing boy enjoys the ultimate daydream - to soar like a cloud!
Once a baby, now Sora is a boy who explores the world around him. First crawling and then walking, Sora soon learns to how to climb a tree. Up there a friendly cloud awaits! Hopping aboard, Sora embarks on a fantastic trip.
Curious birds, squealing kites and whispering fireworks whirl by as Sora and the Cloud share a breathtaking adventure in the sky. Along the way the Sora connects his past experiences with the present, which poignantly underscore how joyful memories of childhood and parenthood bind a family together.
This wonderful flight of fancy is created in Hoshino's hallmark style: a unique combination of mixed media creates ethereal environments with subtle shading, and contemplative characters who invoke the innocence of youth.
Empowering themes of self-discovery, familial awareness, and cultural exchange, with colorfully expressive illustrations will prove popular with early elementary readers and teachers. Sora and the Cloud also includes a bilingual Japanese translation which highlights how Hoshino shares her heritage with her children and readers.
Previously Hoshino illustrated the award-winning storybook A Place Where Sunflowers Grow (Children's Book Press, 2006):
2007 Jane Addams Children's Book Award - Jane Addams Peace Award
2007 International Reading Association Children's Book Award Notable
2007 Notable Books for a Global Society
2007 ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist
Bloomsbury Reviews Favorite Reads of 2006
San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of the Season Pick 2006
2006 selection, Society of Illustrators 26th Annual Exhibition of "The Original Art"
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