Synopses & Reviews
Life is full of surprises, big and small, and what children will grow up to do with their lives is one of the biggest and most joyful surprise of all. andlt;Iandgt;So Many Days andlt;/Iandgt;reminds us to celebrate the choices our children make along the way, and the bravery it takes for them to decide exactly who they want to be. Like Dr. Seussand#8217;s andlt;Iandgt;Oh, The Places Youand#8217;ll Goandlt;/Iandgt;, itand#8217;s a perfect gift for graduations, weddings, new babies, difficult transitions, and when you simply want to let someone know you adore them.
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Yoo and McGhee (who recently collaborated on Only a Witch Can Fly) reunite, as meditative linocuts ground abstract poetry. A repeated refrain (and#8220;So many doors in all your days,/ so much to wonder about./ Who will you be and where will you go?/ And how will you know?and#8221;) addresses readers directly, as McGhee foresees what lies ahead and underlines the gifts and strengths the child already has. and#8220;You are a star trailing fire at night./ You are a bird urgent for flight./ You are braver than you know.and#8221; The words offer encouragement, but from on high: the speaker is an adult, powerful and all-knowing. Yoo counters with images of a girl in a raincoat and boots and her dog, who run, sail, fly, and tumble from one landscape into the next. To accompany the line and#8220;You are hope that wants to take wing,and#8221; the girl blows a handful of leaves into the air, which, as they rise, become a flock of birds and fly away. Itand#8217;s these earnest depictions of small miracles that emphasize the magic and adventure that life offers. All ages. (Jan.) -Publishers Weekly
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This book seamlessly pairs lyrical text and digitally manipulated linocut illustrations in a philosophical offering that encourages youngsters to face life head on. The refrain, "So many doors in all your days,/so much to wonder about./Who will you be and where will you go?/And how will you know?" precedes each presentation of life's possibilities. All the while, an omniscient narrator constantly informs the young protagonist that she has within herself all the resources she needs. "You are braver than you know," assures the narrator, brave enough to fly as free as the birds. The lime-colored endpapers reflect the predominately green-hued palette within, depicting the girl and her dog enthusiastically exploring her world. She climbs trees, peers through binoculars, reads, stomps in leaves and puddles, and symbolically takes to the air and the stormy sea, her small boat afloat atop a giant whale and eventually coming ashore in a tranquil landscape. But that landscape abruptly fades to white with a page turn, for sometimes the path ahead is unclear. Whatever comes, though, the child is loved "more than [she] knows." This youngster is quite different from the rather passive child in Dr. Seuss's Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Random, 1990). Her enthusiastic embrace of life can spark a one-on-one conversation about daily choices and future possibilities.and#8212;School Library Journal
Synopsis
From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Someday" comes a celebration of the choices children make along the way, and the bravery it takes for them to decide exactly who they want to be. An ideal gift for graduations, weddings, new babies, or difficult transitions. Full color.
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You are stronger, braver, and more loved than you know, So Many Days is an exquisite companion to the New York Times #1 bestselling Someday
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Alison McGhee is the New York Times bestselling author of SOMEDAY, LITTLE BOY, BYE-BYE CRIB, ALWAYS and A VERY BRAVE WITCH. Her other children's books include ALL RIVERS FLOW TO THE SEA, COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN, and SNAP. Alison is also an award-winning novelist of the adult novels WAS IT BEAUTIFUL: A NOVEL; RAINLIGHT; and the Today Show book club selection, SHADOWBABY. She lives in Minneapolis, MN. Visit her website at www.alisonmcghee.com.
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You are stronger than you know.
You are wilder than you know.
You are braver than you know.
And you are capable of more than
you could ever imagine. Life is full of surprises, big and small, both along the roads we take and where these winding paths eventually lead us. So Many Days will remind you to notice all the joy and love along the way, because it's all there, helping to bring out the strongest, wildest, bravest YOU.
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About the Author
Alison McGhee is the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling author of andlt;iandgt;Somedayandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Little Boyandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;So Many Daysandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Bye-Bye Cribandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Alwaysandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;A Very Brave Witchandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Bink and Gollieandlt;/iandgt;. Her other childrenand#8217;s books include andlt;iandgt;All Rivers Flow to the Seaandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Countdown to Kindergartenandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Snapandlt;/iandgt;. Alison is also an award-winning novelist of the adult novels andlt;iandgt;Was It Beautifulandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Rainlightandlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;Shadowbabyandlt;/iandgt;, which was a andlt;iandgt;Today andlt;/iandgt;show book club selection. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and you can visit her at AlisonMcGhee.com.