Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders
By (Author) Joanna Ho
Illustrated by Dung Ho
By (author) Liz Kleinrock
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
24th June 2024
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering
Hardback
40
Width 229mm, Height 279mm
456g
FromNew York Timesbestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning educator Liz Kleinrock, comes a powerful companion picture book about adoption and family. A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents.
Her family bond is deep and their connection is filled with love. She wonders about her birth mom, and comes to appreciate both her birth culture and her adopted family's culture, for even though they may seem very different, they are both a part of her, and that is what makes her beautiful. She learns to appreciate the differences in her family and celebrate them.
Joanna Ho is passionate about equity in books and education. She has been an English teacher, a dean, and a teacher professional development mastermind. She is currently the vice principal of a high school in the San Francisco Bay Area. Homemade chocolate chip cookies, outdoor adventures, and dance parties with her kids make Joanna's eyes crinkle into crescent moons. Keep your eyes open for her next picture book, YO-YO MA: PLAYING AT THE BORDER (Fall 2021). Visit her at www.joannahowrites.com and @JoannaHoWrites. Dung Ho was born and raised in Hue citadel, Viet Nam where she studied Graphic Design at the Arts University. She finds inspiration in nature, the beauty of plants, flowers, and leaves. She also loves to draw interesting characters with unique personalities. Now she lives in Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam, where she's continues to learn and develop her art, something she loves doing. When she's not drawing, she loves spending time cooking (eating), watching movies and tending her plants. Visit her at www.behance.net/hanhdung or follow her on Instagram @dunghanhho.