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You Are Light

By Aaron Becker
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You Are Light by Aaron Becker is a beautifully illustrated children's book that highlights the concept of light and colour. Through simple but striking visuals, the book invites children to explore the world around them and understand how light transforms colours. It's an engaging way to inspire curiosity and appreciation for the natural world.
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This enchanting children's book offers a magical exploration of colour and light, featuring a series of stunning die-cut pages that create a captivating visual experience. It may appeal to young readers who are fascinated by art, imagination, and the natural world, or families looking to enjoy a beautiful and interactive storytelling journey together.

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Caldecott Honoree Becker (the Journey series) crafts a wondrous book featuring a graphic yellow sun surrounded by a halo of bright die-cut circles in an elegant, sparely narrated ode to the phenomenon of light. Full color.

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With a wondrously simple die-cut book, the Caldecott Honor–winning creator of the Journey trilogy brings his talents further into the light.

This is the light that brings the day.

Open this beautiful book to find a graphic yellow sun surrounded by a halo of bright die-cut circles. Now hold the page up to the light and enjoy the transformation as the colours in those circles glow.

In an elegant, sparely narrated ode to the phenomenon of light, Aaron Becker follows as light reflects off the earth to warm our faces, draws up the sea to make the rain, feeds all the things that grow, and helps to create all the brilliant wonders of the world, including ourselves.

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You Are Light by Aaron Becker is celebrated for its stunning illustrations and the engaging play of light and colour. It captivates both children and adults through its simple yet profound exploration of the concept of light. Reviewers appreciate the book's enchanting visual experience and its ability to inspire curiosity about the world.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781536201154

Publisher: Candlewick Press,U.S.

Format: Board book

Date Published: 26 March 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Candlewick Studio

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Aaron Becker

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 16

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About the Author

Aaron Becker is the Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator of the Journey trilogy and of A Stone for Sascha. He lives in western Massachusetts with his family.

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