Mirror

my word… when did picture books become so bleak ?? i mean, i'm all for it, but sheeeeeesh this is one beautiful little soul-killer. for your children . and don't believe what it says up there, that Lee's unforgettable story provides a gentle reminder that our actions have consequences. i mean, this boo Leggi tutto

A little girl finds a mirror and tentatively looks at her reflection, soon she gains confidence and pulls faces, poses and dances. It would be fun to read this with a small child and watch their reaction when they notice the reflection has stopped being a mirror image! A lovely, fun book with no tex Leggi tutto

A really fine silent picture book that uses a mirror, duh, and mirroring to tell its tale about a girl who looks into and dances in the mirror. I think of that Marx Bros scene with Groucho and Harpo making a mirrored scene, which at one point made me think this is about a relationship between two fr Leggi tutto

I first didn’t know what to make of this wordless picture book, but as I read on, I became impressed. The illustrations are truly lovely. All of the illustrations did a wonderful job of eliciting emotions; the first/last pictures touched me the most, but some of the ones in the middle were really fun Leggi tutto

Korean children's book artist Suzy Lee - whose Wave was selected by the New York Times as one of the Best Illustrated Children’s Books 2008 - delivers another astonishing wordless story in Mirror ! A young girl, spying herself in a mirror, begins to play a game with her reflection: making faces,

There was a resonance of dharmic teaching in this simple book - you reflect back what you are in both exterior and interior mirrors - and the difference between the two is often shattered.