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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
This is one of those picture books that makes you talk about book-as-object: large format, thick heavy paper, die cuts in layers of three (three!). The atmospheric paintings by Sassafras De Bruyn and the fable-like story by Pimm Hest give this story a little bit of Magritte and a little bit of The Giving Tree. Yet it's more than those flavors; it invites repeat reading and consideration of symbolism. My Goodreads shelves are many, and this one checks "gift books," "picture book discussion," and "something different," all together.
I read about it on Betsy Bird's blog: http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2018/01/03/the-lost-reviews-2017-books-and-their-hooks/
I read about it on Betsy Bird's blog: http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2018/01/03/the-lost-reviews-2017-books-and-their-hooks/
'I Give You My Heart' by Pimm Hest with art by Sassafras Bruyn is a relective picture book with a beautiful story and pictures.
Young Yuto receives a special gift, and he is told that everything he needs is in the box. When Yuto is finally able to open this gift, he finds a seed. He plants the seed, with some advice about finding the right spot. With love anything can grow, he is told.
And time passes. Yuto grows up and so does the tree. When it is time, he knows what to do.
It's a beautiful story about making a life. Told in a way that is simple enough for the young to understand. I've been a fan of Sassafras Bruyn's illustration work, which is the main reason the tile caught my eye, and I was not disappointed. The pictures have a complexity to them that is not often seen in picture books. There is a lot to see and read in them.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Clavis Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
Young Yuto receives a special gift, and he is told that everything he needs is in the box. When Yuto is finally able to open this gift, he finds a seed. He plants the seed, with some advice about finding the right spot. With love anything can grow, he is told.
And time passes. Yuto grows up and so does the tree. When it is time, he knows what to do.
It's a beautiful story about making a life. Told in a way that is simple enough for the young to understand. I've been a fan of Sassafras Bruyn's illustration work, which is the main reason the tile caught my eye, and I was not disappointed. The pictures have a complexity to them that is not often seen in picture books. There is a lot to see and read in them.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Clavis Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
One of the most beautiful children's books I've ever seen
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
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It’s lovely. Lovely images and also the use cut out space. Sort of like the giving tree only not as depressing.
"I Give You My Heart" is a lovely picture book for adults and children alike. Very much a meditative book on nature, the creation of life, and our part in it. This is a lovely story of a young boy who is given a special gift that will change him forever.
The laser-cut details are a perfect component to the wonderful illustrations.
"I Give You My Heart" is a lovely picture book for adults and children alike. Very much a meditative book on nature, the creation of life, and our part in it. This is a lovely story of a young boy who is given a special gift that will change him forever.
The laser-cut details are a perfect component to the wonderful illustrations.
I give you my heart è una brevissima storia sulla ciclicità della vita e il rapporto con la natura.
Il piccolo protagonista, Yuto, un giorno entra a curiosare in un negozio che non aveva mai notato prima, e riceve in regalo dal proprietario una misteriosa scatola che non riesce ad aprire.
Solo quando i tempi saranno maturi, il dono si rivelerà al piccolo, e lo accompagnerà durante le tappe più importanti della sua vita, finché anche egli sarà pronto a fare il medesimo regalo ad un altro bambino...
La storia è raccontata in modo molto delicato, in una prosa che a tratti si fa poesia o si confonde con essa.
Lo scorrere della vita di Yuto e il suo passare il testimone alla generazione successiva mi ha suscitato sentimenti contrastanti: tristezza per la fugacità dell'esistenza e il termine di ogni cosa; sollievo e gioia per il fatto che la vita in sé non ha mai fine, ed è sempre pronta a ricominciare a donare giorni ed esperienze a coloro che ci seguono.
Il dono che passa di mano in mano, rigenerandosi come la vita stessa, sottolinea l'importanza e la bellezza della condivisione, e l'attesa della sua rivelazione mostra quanto sia fondamentale la pazienza, e che gli eventi più piacevoli e significativi capitano sempre a tempo debito.
Le illustrazioni sono molto belle e poetiche, caratterizzate da una gamma di colori piuttosto ristretta.
https://iltesorodicarta.blogspot.it/2017/09/i-give-you-my-heart.html
Il piccolo protagonista, Yuto, un giorno entra a curiosare in un negozio che non aveva mai notato prima, e riceve in regalo dal proprietario una misteriosa scatola che non riesce ad aprire.
Solo quando i tempi saranno maturi, il dono si rivelerà al piccolo, e lo accompagnerà durante le tappe più importanti della sua vita, finché anche egli sarà pronto a fare il medesimo regalo ad un altro bambino...
La storia è raccontata in modo molto delicato, in una prosa che a tratti si fa poesia o si confonde con essa.
Lo scorrere della vita di Yuto e il suo passare il testimone alla generazione successiva mi ha suscitato sentimenti contrastanti: tristezza per la fugacità dell'esistenza e il termine di ogni cosa; sollievo e gioia per il fatto che la vita in sé non ha mai fine, ed è sempre pronta a ricominciare a donare giorni ed esperienze a coloro che ci seguono.
Il dono che passa di mano in mano, rigenerandosi come la vita stessa, sottolinea l'importanza e la bellezza della condivisione, e l'attesa della sua rivelazione mostra quanto sia fondamentale la pazienza, e che gli eventi più piacevoli e significativi capitano sempre a tempo debito.
Le illustrazioni sono molto belle e poetiche, caratterizzate da una gamma di colori piuttosto ristretta.
https://iltesorodicarta.blogspot.it/2017/09/i-give-you-my-heart.html
Yuto, a young boy is drawn to a curious shop which he decides to visit after school. In that very shop he sees a box which he feels as though it has his name on it. The old man working there gives it to Yuto as a gift. When Yuto arrives home he desperately tries to open the box but to no avail. The next day he goes to the shop but it too is shut. Years pass until Yuto has a dream of the old man and finally the box gives. Inside lays a seed in the shape of a heart. Yuto plants the seed and waits eagerly until one night he has another dream of the man, the seed grows so big it no longer fits in the pot. He plants the tree on a hill and it becomes to be his best friend that protectes him, which he can sleep on, always there for him no matter what the weather. One day a young woman asks why he sits alone there all by himself, disregarding her sentence he states no one is ever alone. Miyu and Yuto get married under the tree. Miyu, meaning fruit in Japanese seems as though she is the fruit of the tree on a symbolic level. They have two sons who swing on the branch of the tree and receive the love of the tree just as Yuto had. Many years pass and Miyu dies, Yuto and his sons go to cry under the tree where they had met. Yuto sees a beautiful heart growing from the branches taking the heart, he puts it in the little box. A young boy sees the box and he gives it to him as a gift the tree has fallen down but we know that this seed too will give love to this new boy.
The illustrations are extraordinarily beautiful and realistic, each intricate detail with its dream like quality blew me away. Highly symbolic, I Give You My Heart is to be enjoyed by all ages. But, I do think the little secrets hidden in this book will be revealed to the keen readers. Deserving of many revisitings, this book has many lessons to teach even to the most mature reader.
The illustrations are extraordinarily beautiful and realistic, each intricate detail with its dream like quality blew me away. Highly symbolic, I Give You My Heart is to be enjoyed by all ages. But, I do think the little secrets hidden in this book will be revealed to the keen readers. Deserving of many revisitings, this book has many lessons to teach even to the most mature reader.
This is what I would call a quiet, comforting read. It has beautiful illustrations and I think it is meant to be read again and again. As much a book for adults as for it is for older children. I read mine from net galley so I think a physical copy would be even better as I see it has cutouts in the pages. This would make a lovely gift for someone special.
What an absolutely spellbinding and magnificent journey this was.
I Give You My Heart is a hard book to describe. I honestly think a review would do it a disservice. It is best to experience it for oneself. On Litsy I merely said it was an interesting fable, but it is beyond that. It is a gorgeously illustrated tale of following your heart, sharing it with the people who appreciate it, and the gifts that love spawns.