New York: Neal Porter Books / Holiday House, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A charming story, with only a few words and many evocative illustrations, the first book both written and illustrated by this award-winning Canadian illustrator, and itself the recipient of many honors. A young child reassures his lost cat that he knows how scary it can be to be small in a big city, especially as the snow is falling, but here are some tips which might help. Named by the New York Public Library as the Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award, a New York Times Best Children's Book of 2019, an NPR Best Kids Book of…
New York: Neal Porter Books / Holiday House, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A charming story, with only a few words and many evocative illustrations, the first book both written and illustrated by this award-winning Canadian illustrator, and itself the recipient of many honors. A young child reassures his lost cat that he knows how scary it can be to be small in a big city, especially as the snow is falling, but here are some tips which might help. Named by the New York Public Library as the Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award, a New York Times Best Children's Book of 2019, an NPR Best Kids Book of the Year, a Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Year and more. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper with a small drawing. A book which should become a classic. Unpaginated. ISBN: 978-0823442614.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2016). SIGNED first edition - The author's third novel, the story of two generations of an extended family in China from the days of Mao's Cultural Revolution to their children who were among the students protesting in Tiananmen Square, as two young women- Marie and Ai-Ming - try to piece together the story of their fractured family now living in Vancouver. Winner of the 2016 Governor General's Literary Award and the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize, shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize. SIGNED on the title page. Notes. 473 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (toning to the edges of the textblock).
SMALL IN THE CITY.
DO NOT SAY WE HAVE NOTHING.
