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Kintsugi
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Winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Award 2024! A hopeful work that accompanies people's recovery. ●The Bologna Ragazzi Award is awarded to a book that demonstrates overall excellence at the Bologna Book Fair, the world's largest trade fair specializing in children's books. This is a gem of a book that won the top prize in the fiction category in 2024. ●Author Issa Watanabe, who has Japanese roots, uses illustrations to explore human despair, hope, and recovery, likening this silent picture book to the traditional Japanese craft of kintsugi. ●The cover title is foil-stamped, making it a recommended gift. Includes an afterword by the author for Japanese readers (translated by Shibata Motoyuki). Synopsis A rabbit and a little bird are enjoying a tea party. But then, suddenly, separation comes, and Usagi sinks into a journey of loss... In conjunction with the poetry of Emily Dickinson, a miracle of American literature, this book is full of hope and accompanies people's recovery. 〈Bologna-Ragazzi Prize Selection Comment〉 This story, told with profound tenderness and unique style, takes us into darkness and the depths of the sea. It poetically guides us through a journey of loss. On this journey, we witness our incredible human capacity to recover, even after the most painful suffering. The story, combined with the traditional Japanese craft of kintsugi and the subtle accompaniment of Emily Dickinson's poetry, heals deeply wounded hearts. We can pass through the darkness to find new paths and new beginnings, and build something new from what remains. What is Kintsugi? Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese craft that uses a mixture of resin and gold to repair broken ceramics in a way that intentionally leaves the seams visible. By leaving the cross sections visible rather than hiding them, the object acquires beauty and becomes one of a kind
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