*"Conveying communal wisdom and collective hope, this volume honors reading and knowledge as staples for a proverbial lifeboat." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
From Caldecott Medalist Ed Young comes a charming, accordion-style picture book about the life of a library.
Rendered in gorgeous mixed-media collage, and in a striking, accordion-style format, Caldecott Medalist Ed Young's Vessel of Promises outlines the life of a library and the impact that books and reading can have on people throughout the world. Sure to appeal to kids and adults alike!
Praise for Ed Young's The Weather's Bet:
*"Awe-inspiring artwork as powerful as any force of nature."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
ED YOUNG (November 28, 1931 - September 29, 2023) was a renowned illustrator and writer of children's picture books. Born in Tientsin, China, he moved to the US as a young man, where he worked at an advertising agency before illustrating his first book, The Mean Mouse and Other Mean Stories by Janice May Urdry, in 1962. Since then he has illustrated over eighty children's books, seventeen of which he has also written. Throughout his long career he has received over fifty awards and honors, including the Caldecott Medal in 1990 for Lon Po Po, his retelling of a Chinese version of "Little Red Riding Hood," and Caldecott Honors for The Emperor and the Kite (1967) and Seven Blind Mice (1992). He has been nominated twice for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition given to children's book authors and illustrators for their contribution to children's literature. His books frequently draw on folklore from Chinese, Native American, Indian, Persian, and other cultures, and he uses a variety of media, including pencil, pastel, ink, collage, cut paper, photographs, and found materials. Until his death in 2023, he lived in Westchester County, New York, with his two daughters and two cats.
