Kyo Maclear

Últimamente Virginia se levanta como un lobezno malhumorado. Su hermana Vanessa no se rendirá en intentar que le cambie el humor. Un libro precioso.

Un magnífico álbum ilustrado para todas las edades del gran artista estadounidense Matte Stephens.Érase una vez un niño llamado Martin, al que no le gustaba el cambio. En realidad, no es que no le gustara el cambio, mas bien no conocia el cambio. Vivia con su familia en una casa cuadrada en medio de una calle en la que no ocurrian cambios, con un numero fijo de arboles, perros, gatos y coches. Un lugar muy agradable, pero predecible. Asi hasta que una tarde, de la nada, llego un hombre llamado Sr. Flux en una vieja y ruidosa camioneta.El Sr. Flux no solo conocia el cambio, le encantaba.Un magnifico album ilustrado para todas las edades.

Un libro para todos aquellos que sienten que el tiempo, la creatividad y la grandeza de las pequeñas cosas se les escapan de las manos en un mundo acelerado.Un invierno, Kyo Maclear se sintió perdida. Poco antes, su padre habia enfermado. Ya no era capaz de crear como escritora y su trabajo no le proporcionaba consuelo ni aportaba sentido a su vida. Pero entonces Kyo conocio a un musico apasionado por los pajaros que le demostro como, a traves de la observacion de las aves, podia conseguir que sus preocupaciones se desvanecieran. Kyo acompaño al musico durante un año en sus expediciones ornitologicas. Los sonidos de los pajaros en la ciudad les recordaban la necesidad de levantar los ojos y contemplar el mundo.Una reflexion intima y delicada acerca de la creatividad y la vida, que se lee como una guia practica de todas las cosas pequeñas pero significativas.

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Three months after Kyo Maclear s father dies in December 2018 she gets the result of a DNA test showing that she and the father who raised her are not biologically related Suddenly Maclear becomes a detective in her own life desperately seeking answers from her ailing mother whose memories and English are failing Maclear no longer speaks Japanese her mother s first language so she turns to her mother s second fluent tongue the wild and green language of soil seed leaf and mulch Can the humble act of tending a garden provide common ground for an inquisitive daughter and her complicated mother What role does storytelling play in unearthing the past and making sense of a life What gets planted and what gets buried Unearthing is a captivating and propulsive story of inheritance that goes far beyond heredity full of unflinching insights into grief loyalty and the relationship between mothers and daughters

The Liszts make lists. They make lists most usual and lists most unusual. They make lists in winter, spring, summer and fall. They make lists every day except Sundays, which are listless. Mama Liszt, Papa Liszt, Winifred, Edward, Frederick and Grandpa make lists all day long. So does their cat. Then one day a visitor arrives. He''s not on anyone''s list. Will the Liszts be able to make room on their lists for this new visitor? How will they handle something unexpected arising? Kyo Maclear''s quirky, whimsical story, perfectly brought to life with the witty, stylish illustrations of Julia Sarda, is a humorous and poignant celebration of spontaneity.

Una niña ha de ir con su familia de vacaciones al mar. Ella prefiere quedarse en la ciudad con sus amigos y sus cosas. Los primeros días en la casa de la playa, no está contenta, se aburre y no quiere ir al mar. Con el paso de los dias, sin embargo, decide acompañar a su mama a la orilla del agua, y entonces queda atrapada por su belleza y su ritmo. ''El oceano tiene vida propia, va hacia adelante y hacia atras, oscilante, ruidoso o silencioso. Mejor Libro Ilustrado 2015 Huffington PostUna niña ha de ir con su familia de vacaciones al mar. Ella prefiere quedarse en la ciudad con sus amigos y sus cosas. Los primeros días en la casa de la playa, no está contenta, se aburre y no quiere ir al mar. Con el paso de los dias, sin embargo, decide acompañar a su mama a la orilla del agua, y entonces queda atrapada por su belleza y su ritmo. ''El oceano tiene vida propia, va hacia adelante y hacia atras, oscilante, ruidoso o silencioso. Mejor Libro Ilustrado 2015 Huffington Post

Una niña ha de ir con su familia de vacaciones al mar. Ella prefiere quedarse en la ciudad con sus amigos y sus cosas. Los primeros días en la casa de la playa, no está contenta, se aburre y no quiere ir al mar. Con el paso de los dias, sin embargo, decide acompañar a su mama a la orilla del agua, y entonces queda atrapada por su belleza y su ritmo. ''El oceano tiene vida propia, va hacia adelante y hacia atras, oscilante, ruidoso o silencioso. Mejor Libro Ilustrado 2015 Huffington PostUna niña ha de ir con su familia de vacaciones al mar. Ella prefiere quedarse en la ciudad con sus amigos y sus cosas. Los primeros días en la casa de la playa, no está contenta, se aburre y no quiere ir al mar. Con el paso de los dias, sin embargo, decide acompañar a su mama a la orilla del agua, y entonces queda atrapada por su belleza y su ritmo. ''El oceano tiene vida propia, va hacia adelante y hacia atras, oscilante, ruidoso o silencioso. Mejor Libro Ilustrado 2015 Huffington Post

A gripping and emotionally eloquent memoir about a family secret revealed by a DNA test the lessons learned in its aftermath and the transformative possibilities of growing plants

Now when I hear birdsong, I feel an entry to that understory. When I am feeling too squeezed on the ground, exhausted by everything in my care, I look for a little sky. There are always birds flying back and forth, city birds flitting around our human edges, singing their songs.One winter, Kyo Maclear became unmoored. Her father had recently fallen ill and she suddenly found herself lost for words. As a writer, she could no longer bring herself to create; her work wasnt providing the comfort and meaning that it had before.But then Kyo met a musician who loved birds. The musician felt he could not always cope with the pressures and disappointments of being an artist in a big city. When he watched birds and began to photograph them, his worries dissipated. Intrigued, Kyo found herself following the musician for a year, accompanying him on his birdwatching expeditions; the sounds of birds in the city reminded them both to look outwards at the world.Intricate and delicate as birdsong, Birds Art Life Death asks how our passions shape and nurture us, and how we might gain perspective, overcome our anxieties and begin to cherish the urban wild spaces where so many of us live.

A clever and whimsical environmental fable about a bird who is a human-watcher from a dynamic author-illustrator duo.Warble is a small yellow warbler who lives on the beautiful island of Icyland, where he pursues his hobby of human watching. But on a warm day, a deep fog rolls in and obscures his view. The rest of the birds dont seem to notice the fog or the other changes Warble observes on the island. The more the fog is ignored, the more it spreads. When a Red-hooded Spectacled Female (Juvenile) appears, Warble discovers that hes not the only one who notices the fog. Will they be able to find others who can see it too? And is the fog here to stay? Kyo Maclears witty story, brought to life with the delicate, misty artwork of Kenard Pak, is a poignant yet humorous reminder of the importance of environmental awareness.

Julia and Simca are two young friends who agree that you can never use too much butter -- and that it is best to be a child forever. Sharing a love of cooking and having no wish to turn into big, busy people who worry too much and dawdle too little, they decide to create a feast for growing and staying young. A playful, scrumptious celebration of the joy of eating, the importance of never completely growing up and mastering the art of having a good time, Julia, Child is a fictional tale loosely inspired by the life and spirit of the very real Julia Child -- a story that should be taken with a grain of salt and a generous pat of butter.

The uplifting journey of a bashful cloud ("kumo" in Japanese) who discovers the rewards of feeling seen.Kumo is a cloud whose only wish is to float unseen. When shes assigned cloud duty for the day, she feels overwhelmed by self-doubt and her fear of being noticed. But after learning that closing your eyes isnt a good solution to your troubles, Kumo pulls her fluff together and does her duties drifting, releasing rain and providing shelter meeting some new friends along the way and inspiring the imagination (and capturing the heart) of a small daydreamer like her. Kyo Maclears sweetly humorous and lyrical parable about shyness, vividly brought to life by Nathalie Dions ethereal illustrations, is an affirmation of the pleasures of community and the confidence that can arise from friendship and visibility.

A joyful celebration of Japanese cultural traditions and body positivity as a young girl visits a bath house with her grandmother and auntiesNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY New York Public Library NPR Publishers Weekly Horn Book The American Library Association ALA Rise: A Feminist Book Project A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST PICTURE BOOK OF THE CENTURYYoull walk down the street / Your aunties sounding like clip-clopping horses / geta-geta-geta / in their wooden sandals / Until you arrive... / At the bath house / The big bath house. In this celebration of Japanese culture and family and naked bodies of all shapes and sizes, join a little girl--along with her aunties and grandmother--at a traditional bath house. Once there, the rituals leading up to the baths begin: hair washing, back scrubbing, and, finally, the wood barrel drumroll. Until, at last, its time, and they ease their bodies--their creased bodies, newly sprouting bodies, saggy, jiggly bodies--into the bath. Ahhhhhh!With a lyrical text and gorgeous illustrations, this picture book is based on Kyo Maclears loving memories of childhood visits to Japan, and is an ode to the ties that bind generations of women together.

The Liszts make lists. They make lists most usual and lists most unusual. They make lists in winter, spring, summer and fall. They make lists every day except Sundays, which are listless. Mama Liszt, Papa Liszt, Winifred, Edward, Frederick and Grandpa make lists all day long. So does their cat. Then one day a visitor arrives. Hes not on anyones list. Will the Liszts be able to make room on their lists for this new visitor? How will they handle something unexpected arising? Kyo Maclears quirky, whimsical story, perfectly brought to life with the witty, stylish illustrations of Julia Sarda, is a humorous and poignant celebration of spontaneity.

When you have to leave behind almost everything you know, where can you call home? Sometimes home is simply where we are: here. An imaginative, lyrical, unforgettable picture book about the migrant experience through a childs eyes.When a little girl and her younger brother are forced along with their family to flee the home theyve always known, they must learn to make a new home for themselves -- wherever they are. And sometimes the smallest things -- a cup, a blanket, a lamp, a flower, a story -- can become a port of hope in a terrible storm. As the refugees travel onward toward an uncertain future, they are buoyed up by their hopes, dreams and the stories they tell -- a story that will carry them perpetually forward.This timely, sensitively told story, written by multiple award--winner Kyo Maclear and illustrated by Sendak Fellowship recipient Rashin Kheiriyeh, introduces very young readers in a gentle, non-frightening and ultimately hopeful way to the current refugee crisis.

Sometimes the unlikeliest friends form the greatest friendships. A funny, charming picture book from a dynamic duo.Friends Yak and Dove are complete opposites. Yak is large and Dove is small. Yak has fur and Dove has feathers. Yak is polite. Dove is ill-mannered. Yak likes quiet. Dove likes noise. One day as Yak and Dove list their differences they come to the conclusion that maybe they arent meant to be friends. In the hope of finding a new best friend, Yak holds auditions. But when a small feathered contestant sings Yaks favorite song, the two begin to think that maybe they are alike after all . . .Yak and Dove whimsically captures the highs and lows of friendship through the three interconnected tales of two very different friends.

A vibrant historical picture book about Tokyos bicycle food deliverers, or demae, who balanced towering trays of steaming hot noodles on their shoulders while navigating crowded city streets.A CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book A BOOKPAGE, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND HORN BOOK BEST BOOK OF THE YEARWhen the deliverymen set off in the morning, the children wait for the flicker of pedal and wheel. Its the demae-- delivery men-- setting off to deliver steaming trays of noodles to hungry customers all over the city. They are acrobats: whizzing past other bicycles, soaring around curves, avoiding the black smoke of motorcycles. When the children see them, they want to be them. And so they practice with bowls of wobbling water stacked on trays. The day passes, and, finally, exhausted, the demae return home, to their families, and, yes, to steaming bowls of noodles.This beautifully crafted, visually exciting story by a powerhouse author and illustrator team is sure to be adored by food lovers, young and old.

For readers of all ages, a charming fable about a bad little boy who meets a good little book. An ode to old favorites and printed books. While banished to a dusty study one day "to think things over", a boy pulls a book off a shelf and with great reluctance begins to read. As the afternoon passes, the story nabs him and carries him away. Before long, this good little book becomes his loyal companion, accompanying him everywhere ... until, one day, the book is lost. Will this bad little boy get back his good little book? Will the good little book survive on its own without a proper jacket? A quirky, enchanting tale of literary love and loss -- and love found again -- that will win the heart of even the most reluctant reader.

From the author of the Caldecott Honor-winning NOODLES ON A BICYCLE comes a poetic celebration of doing... not much at all.Have you ever felt like becoming a perch for passing birds? Or curling into the corneriest corner you can find? Maybe youve imagined yourself as a sleepy monument or even a sea sponge at the bottom of the ocean. If you have, then youre ready to discover the magic of doing nothing at all.Told in Kyo Maclears signature lyrical voice, and with Tracy Subisaks whimsical illustrations, here is a funny ode to the lost art of loafing. In a world that often celebrates productivity, this picture book reminds us of the quiet, necessary joy of simply being. Its perfect for idlers of all ages--because who doesnt need a little inactivity now and then?