The Girl and the Robot Heart
Neal Hoskins
(Author)
Monika Vaicenaviciene
(Illustrator)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
Gracefully told by Neal Hoskins and featuring exquisite artwork by award-winning illustrator Monika Vaicenaviciene, The Girl and the Robot Heart is a beautiful exploration of what makes us human.
Set in a sleepy town on Christmas Eve, the story begins with a conversation between a girl and her toy robot, who wants to know what's inside a human heart.
Describing it as a series of rooms filled with storybooks, the girl sets about building the robot a heart of its own by telling stories about the quiet little town she calls home.
With rich vocabulary and a rhythmic structure, this tender story has a powerful message that will warm the hearts of readers all year round.
Product Details
Price
$18.95
$17.62
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Publish Date
October 22, 2024
Pages
48
Dimensions
8.18 X 10.86 X 0.47 inches | 0.91 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780500652893
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About the Author
Neal Hoskins works in publishing. He has an MA in creative writing from Bath Spa University and his fictions have appeared in The Stinging Fly, Ambit, and 14 Magazine. This is his first picture book.
Monika Vaicenaviciene is an award-winning illustrator and picture book creator from Lithuania. Her book What Is a River? was the winner of the 2018 World Illustration Awards, among others, and is published in fifteen languages. She has an MFA in visual communication from Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts, and Design, Stockholm.
Reviews
Holiday magic via a surrealist lens in this love-extolling picture book... Naif-style mixed-media art has a dreamy quality that mirrors Hoskins's verse, making for an inventive read.-- "Publishers Weekly"
Compelling verbal and visual imagery . . . Beautiful.-- "School Library Journal" (9/24/2024 12:00:00 AM)
The poetic text is perfectly matched with delicate, naïve sketches brightened with pops of amber and red . . . Like the heart, the images pulse in a rhythm that expands to embrace the outside and contracts again to focus on the girl and her loving home . . . This book's heart soars far beyond its yuletide setting.-- "Kirkus Reviews" (12/1/2024 12:00:00 AM)
Compelling verbal and visual imagery . . . Beautiful.-- "School Library Journal" (9/24/2024 12:00:00 AM)
The poetic text is perfectly matched with delicate, naïve sketches brightened with pops of amber and red . . . Like the heart, the images pulse in a rhythm that expands to embrace the outside and contracts again to focus on the girl and her loving home . . . This book's heart soars far beyond its yuletide setting.-- "Kirkus Reviews" (12/1/2024 12:00:00 AM)
