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Out There: A NovelA Publishers Weekly Top Book of the Year INDIEFAB Editor's Choice Award for Fiction Book of the Year "lyrical, evocative" and "sensuous""A tribute to magical realism and the transforming power of fiction." Publishers Weekly, starred review "Compelling beautiful and gripping" Huffington Post "5 out of 5 STARS " Seattle Post Intelligencer "The prose is lyrical, the detail sumptuous, the story is humorous and heartbreaking, gorgeous and flirting with the
A Publishers Weekly Top Book of the Year INDIEFAB Editor's Choice Award for Fiction Book of the Year "lyrical, evocative" and "sensuous"..."A tribute to magical realism and the transforming power of fiction."-Publishers Weekly, starred review "Compelling...beautiful...and gripping..."-Huffington Post "5 out of 5 STARS "-Seattle Post-Intelligencer "The prose is lyrical, the detail sumptuous, the story is humorous and heartbreaking, gorgeous and flirting with the line between magic and realism. It's a story that explores the innate power of literature: to connect, to heal, to transform."
-Foreword Reviews editor, Allyce Amidon, in her remarks at the INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards at the American Library Association Conference (June 2015) OUT THERE is the story of a young Army veteran (Jefferson Long Soldier) who returns home safely to New Mexico after two tours of duty in Iraq convinced that the book he carried with him (One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garc a M rquez) saved his life. But when he can't find a way to escape the dark memories of war, he borrows his cousin's motorcycle and rides south across the border to Mexico in search of the famous writer behind the magic of the life-saving classic novel. The adventure that follows is a heart-warming journey of healing and self-discovery.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Leaf Storm Press
Published: 05/01/2014
ISBN: 9780991410507
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d
Award: IndieFab awards - Editor's Choice
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/30/2014
Foreword 06/26/2015
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★★★★★ 4
Colorful and Vivid
Format: Hardcover
This picture book features vivid cut-paper illustrations that visualize the concrete images in the poetic text. I found aspects of the poem abstract enough that I'm not sure if young children would connect with it, but they can enjoy the rhythmic language and emphasis on phonic sounds related to the letter "O," even if some of the abstract thought is beyond them. The vivid and colorful pages will definitely appeal to both children and adults, and the book has a nice message about hope and God's love.
Throughout the book, the letter "O" appears in different colors, and the note at the beginning of the book encourages children to find things in the illustration that start with that letter. Children could also count how many times the letter appears in the text. This would be a great choice for Christian families, churches, and Christian preschools, and would combine very well with a cut-paper craft for kids to do. The author's note also includes some open-ended discussion questions that adults can use with children.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2021
★★★★★ 5
Our Creative Designer Invites Us to Hope Fully in Him
Format: Kindle
Because I’m spending time now in the public schools, I’m seeing how desperately our children need an infusion of hope, so I’m thrilled to share an InterVarsity Press collaboration between poet Luci Shaw and illustrator Ned Bustard in which hope and joy meet. Little meaning-makers will be entertained by whimsical images and then gently introduced to our safe haven of hope, “the center of the loving heart of God.”
The O in Hope grows up with your child, for toddlers can point to the multicolored O‘s on each page while older children identify the O words and play I SPY in search of critters beginning with the letter O. Both poetry and hope are meant to be spoken out loud, so wise parents who are determined to “hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering” will find strong support in words and images that point to the creative Designer whose faithfulness invites us to hope fully in him.
Many thanks to IVP Kids for providing a copy of this book to facilitate my review, which is, of course, offered freely and with honesty.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2021
★★★★★ 5
A Treasure
Format: Hardcover
The O in Hope by Luci Shaw and illustrated by Ned Bustard is a beautiful book for children. This book is geared more for younger elementary students, although I read it to my ten year old son and we still loved it. Luci Shaw is an absolute treasure. I read this book after hearing her and Ned Bustard speak about this book on a podcast. I adore her personally and hope she has more poems turned into picture books like this. Ned Bustard was the perfect choice to illustrate this book. I highly recommend this beautiful, cheerful book. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2021
★★★★★ 5
Delightful
Format: Hardcover
Love the poem and fun art!!! My kids are in college so I got it for me.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2022
★★★★★ 4
Lovely!
Format: Hardcover
What a lovely, lyrical, hopeful book! Children will love the many possibilities that it will bring to expand on its inspiring creativity!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2023