Hope Is an Arrow
By Cory McCarthy
Illustrated by Ekua Holmes
By Cory McCarthy
Illustrated by Ekua Holmes
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$18.99
Jul 05, 2022 | ISBN 9781536200324 | 6-9 years
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Praise
This poignant, brilliant biography about Gibran Kahlil Gibran (The Prophet), a Lebanese and American poet and artist of international renown, creates a beautiful space for Gibran to live on for this generation. Bursting with brilliant collage and acrylic artwork and incorporating Gibran’s own poetry during stirring moments of crisis and reflection, McCarthy and Holmes develop a picture book steeped in facts, artistically bold and texturally captivating, while also connecting to relatable social-emotional issues. . . a stunning biography.
—School Library Journal (starred review)
Striking. . . Holmes’s bold, color-saturated collages and acrylics are a stirring match for McCarthy’s poetic prose—the family sails across ‘the deeper, darker Atlantic Ocean, which murmured like a giant in its sleep’—in a telling that emphasizes the figure’s complexity.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Inserting lines and stanzas from The Prophet throughout, McCarthy highlights the moments and episodes of Gibran’s life that seem to have influenced his work. Holmes’s (Dream Street, rev. 9/21) collage and acrylic illustrations work well to highlight the contrasting settings of Lebanon and Boston of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries; her art is particularly stunning in the opening pages that depict Gibran’s childhood days.
—The Horn Book (starred review)
Lyrical text, interspersed with quotes from Gibran’s poetry, describes the writer’s childhood in Lebanon, religious tension in his homeland, and his family’s move to Boston. . . . Holmes’ skillfully patterned collages reinforce Gibran’s complex life through symbolic imagery and color. . . the overall effect is lovely.
—Booklist
Awards
Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books SELECTION 2022
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year SELECTION 2022
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