Lonely Bird
By Ruth Whiting
Illustrated by Ruth Whiting
By Ruth Whiting
Illustrated by Ruth Whiting
Part of Lonely Bird
Category: Children's Picture Books
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$18.99
Oct 10, 2023 | ISBN 9781536226188 | 4-8 years
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Praise
Whiting illustrates in naturalistic oil paintings, with the winsome, minimalist Lonely Bird collaged into the spreads. Reminiscent of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, the story’s drama unfolds at the margins of human domesticity and never shakes off its tender melancholy.
—Publishers Weekly
Visually, Whiting’s picture-book debut is a charmer. . . engaging.
—Kirkus Reviews
The look of the book — 2D black-and-white doodle wandering through the full-color world of painted illustrations — is gorgeous, and the wistful Lonely Bird, making art for art’s sake, invites young artists to let their own imaginations go for a walk.
—The Virginian Pilot
The publisher suggests this book for ages 4-8, but the 2-dimensional hero will appeal to a dreamy high schooler, too. . . Whiting has illustrated how an artist might work alone, but she isn’t working in a vacuum. Her creativity engages the larger, humane world.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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