This is a beautiful story about realizing youre lost, making new friends, and finding your way. Her wordless picture book, the only child, a new york times best illustrated childrens book of 2015, and a publishers weekly book of 2015, is published by schwartz and wade random house, dec. This beautiful story, told only through illustrations, includes a little child and snow and a reindeer, which makes it a nice read for this time of year, but its so much more than that. A type of family that has always interested me is the one with a single child.
The effects of being an only child, family cohesion, and. The only child by guojing weve been incredibly busy this year selling foreign rights in guojing s beautiful and heartwarming book the only child. This silent book wordless picture book tells the story of a little girl and her deep feeling of loneliness. Marla frazee, twotime caldecott honor winner for all the world and a couple of boys have the best week ever. You must be a member of jacketflap to add a video to this page. Theres such depth here, worthy of more than a quick read but real study. The only child by guojing isbn 9780553497045 this is an absolutely beautiful book. From counseling with only child families and with only child adults, and from a lot of reading, i wrote the book the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A new york times best illustrated bookhailed by entertainment week. The only child was selected in 2015 as a new york times best illustrated childrens book. The wordless picture book depicts guojing s memories of her loneliness and isolation during childhood. Previously she worked in the game and animation industry. The only child by guojing is one that has got me right now.
She began drawing at an early age, and completed more about guojing. Guojing the only child win the new york times best. It was a wonderful trip, and we asked gj to share the experience with us. The only child of her story is an adorable dumpling in overalls who discovers herself alone on a bus after falling asleep. As a young girl and only child, she was often left alone when her parents had to work. Overview a new york times best illustrated book hailed by entertainment weekly and the wall street journal as a best book of the year, this gorgeous and imaginative storypart picture book, part graphic novelis utterly transporting and original. In this magnificently illustratedand wordlessmasterpiece, debut artist guojing brilliantly captures the rich and deeplyfelt emotional life of a child, filled with. Buy the hardcover book the only child by guojing at indigo. Advantages and disadvantages of being an only child. The only child by guojing, 9780553497045, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A small, stray dog lives under a park bench and is visited by a young woman who repeatedly tries to connect with the pup, eventually using the element of play and the lure of playing ball. In this wordless graphic novel, a young girl traveling from her city apartment to her grandmothers country home becomes lost and enters a fantastical. Pdf chinese books for young readers the first 60 posts helen.
The only child, by guojing chinese books for young. As a sibling researcher i am often presented with the question about the consequences of being an onlychild. The story is based on her own experiences as a child. A new york times best illustrated book hailed by entertainment weekly and the wall street journal as a best book of the. The only child evocatively, and without a single word, reminds us that we all are hopelessly lost and then joyously found, again and again, throughout our lives.
Conducted 6 metaanalyses of 115 studies on only children ocs to evaluate the status of ocs. Internationale bekanntheit erlangte sie durch ihr bilderbuch the only child. The only child by guojing author guojing illustrator. Rhiannon navins novel only child is in part inspired by the sandy hook elementary school shooting that took place on 14 december 2012 in newtown, connecticut. Early on, a sequence of 12 nearly square panels on a page conveys the child s sense of confinement, loneliness, and boredom. I was chilling out with my sevenyearold son yesterday and he was talking about the dark by lemony snicket and jon klassen, saying he thought it was a funny. Gr 14 guojing s wordless picture book followup to the only child is a story of patience and building trust in new relationships. On that date, 20yearold adam lanza murdered his mother at their home and then drove to the school, fatally shooting 20 six and sevenyearold children and six adult staff using a bushmaster xm15 semiautomatic rifle aka ar15. Additional details this is a great personalized gift to give your child when you want to announce that theyll be a big brother or sister. Have fun announcing it to family and friends as well when your child wears this. Only child available for download and read online in other formats. Guojing jing guo is an illustrator and concept artist. The title and the setting guojing s memory of her own childhood in china. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability.
Drawing on her experiences of being an only child due to chinas birth control policy, and getting lost when sent on a bus by herself as a 6 year old, guojing weaves a story about loneliness and longing. Log in or register to leave a comment about this book. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Her wordless picture book, the only child, a new york times best illustrated childrens book of 2015, and a publishers weekly book of 2015, is published by schwartz and wade random house, dec, 2015. Read the only child by guojing available from rakuten kobo.
The only child is a translation of a korean thriller featuring a criminal psychologist seongkyeong who suddenly gets a phone call that a serial killer who has kept quiet for years suddenly wants to talk, but only. Guojing author and artist of the only child which is winner of thenew york times best picture book of 2015. The book is now being published by her overseas publishers there are still more language versions to be published in 2017 and we wanted to show you the. The only child by guojing is available in these libraries. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the only child. Guojing is a new york times best illustrated childrens book recipient for her debut book, the only child. Guojing reveals her lonely childhood growing up in 1980s china under the one child policy. The only child by guojing overdrive rakuten overdrive.
As an only child and the child of an only child, im aware of my bad reputation. Her parents worked, and she was often cared for by her grandmother. She is an illustrator and concept artist from the shanxi province of china. Im an only child and maybe my parents kind of you know give me i think every single toy on the market and buy me clothes and stuff i have any troubles to making friends until oh yes high school, i was the weirdo the loner and that stuff but in my lonely times i think i enjoy it well cause i tend to demvelop hobbies my arts passion and discover. The effects of being an only child, family cohesion, and family conflict on behavioral problems among adolescents with physically ill parents guoyuan sui 1, jiana wang 1, guangcong liu 2 and lie wang 1, 1 school of public health, china medical university, no. The 10th national outstanding childrens literature awards, 2017 aug 6, 2017 46. Guojing and the only child at the international literature festival berlin guojing travelled to berlin for the 16th international literature festival this september with her book, the only child. Like shaun tans the arrival and raymond briggss the snowman, this gorgeous and imaginative 100page graphic picture book is utterly transporting and original. A new york times best illustrated book hailed by entertainment weekly and the wall street journal as a best book of the year, this. December 01, 2015 in the opening authors note of the only child, guojing briefly discusses how her experiences as a child growing up under chinas one child policy in the 1980s formed her story. The only child sep 27, 2019 free reading the only child by roald dahl, the only child guojing on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers a new york times best illustrated book hailed by entertainment weekly.
It has been said it is a mixture of shaun tans arrival and raymond briggs the snowman, and i completely. In an authors note, newcomer guojing explains that this wordless graphic novel grew out of memories of isolation and loneliness, growing up under chinas one child policy. By the end i wasnt sure if this was a dream or a real adventure, which was ok. The singlepage authors note which introduces this stupendous, otherwisewordless wonder is a full story unto itself. Book on an only child has a crowded fanbase china chinadaily. I have had it for awhile and just keep dipping in to it again and again to marvel at the illustrations. Chinese artist guojing s first picture book the only child win the new york times best illustrated childrens books of 2015,the wall street journal top. The metaanalyses focused on achievement, adjustment, character, intelligence, parent child.
The only child by guojing was published to great acclaim in 2015. In the 100page visual story, a young girl travels through a wintry. The only child by guo jing has received critical acclaim and was selected from thousands of titles for bestof lists published by the new york. I am usually asked this question by singletons, as. A little girllost and alonefollows a mysterious stag deep into the woods, and, like alice down the rabbit hole, she finds herself in a strange and wondrous world. Boy of mine as your fortune comes to carry you down the line and you watch as the changes unfold and you sort among the stories youve been told if some pieces of the picture are hard to find and the answers to your questions are hard to hold take good care of your mother when youre making up your mind should one thing or another take you from behind though the world may make you hard and. A little girllost and alonefollows a mysterious stag deep into the woods, and, like alice down the rabbit hole, she finds herself in a strange and. A new york times best illustrated bookhailed by entertainment weekly and the wall street journal as a best book of the year, this gorgeous and imaginative storypart picture book, part graphic novelis utterly transporting and original. A new york times best illustrated book hailed by entertainment weekly and the wall street journal as a best book of the year, this gorgeous and imaginative storypart picture book, part graphic novel. Hailed by entertainment weekly and the wall street journal as a best book of the year, this gorgeous and imaginative storypart picture book, part graphic novel.
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