(Actually, I'm all in favor of people owning their achievements. Theoretically. In practice, I'm . . . getting better at it.)
My latest picture book, Wind, Ocean, Grass, has a release date of Sunday, May 15th, but the paperback is already available on Amazon. And it is gorgeous! Tomasz Mikutel, the illustrator, is a painter, exhibiting in galleries. He calls his style "classic and traditional" but also "loose." I call it -- or at least, the wonderful work in this book -- impressionist, or something close to it.
Here are a couple of the double-page spreads (with text included). See what I mean?
I'll post more tomorrow and on Release Day.
So what is the book about? Well, here's the description I've been using on Amazon and elsewhere.
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This unique picture book has neither human nor animal characters, but instead features the wind speaking to the grass, explaining how long grasses are both like and unlike the waves of the ocean. Through lyrical prose and breathtaking impressionist-style paintings, the reader follows the wind’s journey over sea and land: the many moods of the ocean, the different seasons of the grassy field. We see glimpses of the birds that live off the bounty of the ocean, and the birds and flowers that live among the grasses.
Through this nature metaphor, the story, without becoming didactic, teaches children about seeing commonality and celebrating differences.
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There are some complications about which versions will be available outside Amazon when. I'll explain next time. Hint: collector's items!
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