Seo Kim created illustrations digitally using digital graphite, pastels, and watercolor. It is rare to see grief handled so delicately, and families will find this story a useful support. As an act of kindness, our narrator creates a gift of art to ease the pain of the neighbor’s spouse. While new babies arrive in the family, news of the death of an elderly neighbor is gently introduced. Throughout the story there is an awareness of the cycles of seasons and of lives, in the yard and in the home. The young narrator’s family has recently moved into a new home, where she enjoys gardening with her grandmother. In the pages of A Map into the World, Kao Kalia Yang has written a tender, quiet book that Quaker families will appreciate for its multifaceted lessons in mindful, hopeful living. By Kao Kalia Yang, illustrated by Seo Kim.
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