One Little Bag: An Amazing Journey
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
An evocative wordless picture book that is a loving tribute to mindful living on our precious planet.* "Beautifully effective." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* "Deeply profound... compelling... emotionally resonant." -- School Library Journal, starred review* "Elevating the life of an ephemeral object to the time scale of love across generations." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
From a tall tree growing in the forest--to the checkout counter at the grocery store--one little bag finds its way into the hands of a young boy on the eve of his first day of school.
And so begins an incredible journey of one little bag that is usedand reusedand reused again.
In a three-generation family, the bag is transporter of objects and keeper of memories. And when Grandfather comes to the end of his life, the family finds a meaningful new way for the battered, but much-loved little bag to continue its journey in the circle of life.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Cole's story follows a paper bag from its forest origins to a factory, to a boy's kitchen table, and into adulthood. At first, the brown lunch sack bears a single red heart, crayoned on by the child's father, in closely worked ink spreads. As the boy grows, the bag comes with him it's stuffed with sheet music as his guitar playing attracts the attention of a young woman with a guitar of her own. She adds another red heart to the sack; a page later, it's witness to a marriage proposal. A baby arrives: a third heart. Years later, the bag's final use involves saying goodbye to the new child's grandfather with a sweet memorial. By elevating the life of an ephemeral object to the time scale of love across generations, Cole nudges readers to take a second look at the things they throw away. An author's note describes how Earth Day prodded Cole to reuse the same paper lunch bag for years. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 4 8.
