A story of childhood dreams and adventures, and of the parental love that in seeing you, nourishes you to become yourself.? A Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings) Loveliest Childrens Book of 2021 ?Using notebooks, paintings, and sketches, author John Miller (Winston and George) weaves a lyrical story about the childhood of an Italian artist named Giuliano Cucco. Through luminescent, emotionally rich images, Miller tells the story of a colorful family and an imaginative boy, from a time when children had the freedom to roam and to dream. This innovative picture book, sprung from images into words, is an ode to childhood and a celebration of the human spirit. It's also a celebration of the deep inner solitude that we possess as children, wherein we flourish. Here, our child protagonist is ripening on his own, and needs only three words from his father to help him confirm who he believes himself to be.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 5 years.

There are 60 pages in this book. This book was published in 2022 by Enchanted Lion Books .

John Miller spent much of his grade school years with a friend, tramping about the woods, lakes, rivers and swamps of Morris County, New Jersey. These adventures inspired his children's books and articles about beavers, trout, starlings and other animals for many magazines. Giuliano Cucco was an artist and illustrator. He and his wife died in 2006 when they were crossing a pedestrian crossing in Rome and were hit by a motor scooter.