Patience, Miyuki

by Roxane Marie Galliez

Seng Soun Ratanavanh (Illustrator)

Anyone with a small child knows that patience is not a virtue easily won. In this magically illustrated story the young girl Miyuki, who we first met in the critically acclaimed Time for Bed, Miyuki, anxiously awaits the opening of one sleepy flower. When, on the first day of spring, the flower still hasn’t bloomed, Miyuki begins a frantic search for water to wake it up. Her grandfather gently encourages her to sit and watch with him, as she learns the important lesson that good things come to those who wait.

• ISBN13: 9781616898434
• Publish Date: 1 October 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Princeton Architectural Press
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 32
• Language: English
• URL: https://abramsandchronicle.co.uk/book/9781616898434-patience-miyuki/

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

This is the second book I've happily reviewed about Miyuki. This time, she's impatiently waiting for the spring flowers to open. This leads her on a quest to find the purest water to encourage her flower to bloom. Each part of her quest is accompanied by full page illustrations which are breathtakingly lovely, crisp, and beautifully rendered. This is a wonderful book for children and adults alike and would make a super read-together for bedtime (or library read-along).

I'm so enamored of the clean expressive style of the artwork and the gentle lulling lyricism of the prose. This is a really lovely book.

Superlative. Five stars

Stats:
32 pages, release date 1st Oct, 2019, available in hardback format.
Author: Roxane Marie Galliez
Illustrator: Seng Soun Ratanavanh
Published by Princeton Architectural Press

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes