Before I Grew Up

Before I Grew Up
John Miller, Giuliano Cucco
RRP:
NZ$ 34.99
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NZ$ 27.99
Hardback
h228 x 279mm - 60pg
9 Dec 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781592703616
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Age range 6 to 9 A story of childhood dreams and adventures, and of the parental love that in seeing you, nourishes you to become yourself. In this picture book, author John Miller (Winston and George) weaves a story about unknown artist Giuliano Cucco from the paintings and sketches that he leaves behind. The pictures illustrating the story were selected from Cucco' s vast archive. Through luminescent, emotionally rich images, Miller tells of Cucco' s childhood - one of familial love and the freedom to dream - which carries him into the realisation that one day, he will be an artist. An innovative picture book that begins with the paintings and leads into story, this book stands as a celebration of the vastness of the human spirit. It is also an ode to childhood and the flowering that is possible when we are cherished.
"After hearing about Cucco' s death in 2006, Miller-who had previously collaborated with Cucco on two children' s books-linked a series of Cucco' s paintings to tell this first-person story about the artist' s childhood. Weaving together these heretofore-unconnected oil paintings, many of them deeply atmospheric and enigmatic, . . . this series of impressions-about Cucco' s childhood years, parents, moments in nature, dreams, life in the city before an eventual return to the country, and more- are highly textured and richly colored, many showcasing a vivid, sunny yellow. A thought-provoking conversation starter for art lovers of all ages. " -Kirkus Reviews
John Miller, a nature writer, is the author of two books published by Enchanted Lion, Winston and George and Red Spider Hero. These children' s books were illustrated by Giuliano Cucco, a close friend he met while living in Rome. News of Giuliano' s death prompted him to link together a number of his friend' s many paintings into a story that carries the reader deep into Cucco' s rich world of childhood imagination.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781592703616
Published: 9 Dec 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Enchanted Lion Books
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 228mm
Width: 279mm
Pages: 60

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