The Monkey and the Moonbeam

The Monkey and the Moonbeam
Jonathan Smith
RRP:
NZ$ 30.00
Our Price:
NZ$ 24.00
Hardback
h280 x 205mm - 32pg
1 Jul 2022 NZ
Locally sourced in NZ eta 4-12 days
9780473622596
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NicNic is off on an adventure around the world, through lions manes, flamingo feathers, and the clutches of a cumulous cloud! In search of something just out of reach, the star strewn night sky invites you to join him on this magical journey. This is a book about the importance of the simple things.
Jonathan Smith was born in Singapore in the days when the jungle still existed and you could hear the howler monkeys call during the long hot evenings. Snakes were often found in the bathtub or wrapped around the car axle. It was therefore a bit of a climate shock to move to Wellington in his early years. Jonathan and his family travelled extensively throughout New Zealand in the family Hillman Hunter, and ended up in Auckland for his high school years. His English grandfather was a fireman and builder, and he was a part of Jonathan' s inspiration when he decided to become an architect at the age of 9, and his studies followed this path. From a young age Jonathan has been fascinated with storytelling in all its fantastic forms, movies, artwork, books, architecture, sculpture, and so on. In his architecture practice they always attempt to create a narrative in their projects, a thread that runs through the design. Writing this story has provided Jonathan with an amazing freedom while also securing a connection to what it once felt like to have the unconstrained mind of a child. Imagination and curiosity are superpowers that children have in abundance, holding onto these gifts can be tricky, especially in today' s world of over connectivity and busyness. Jonathan' s son and wife have been the primary inspiration for this story. His son, Nic, was born while they were moving around a lot between Ponsonby and Waterview. From a young age Jonathan and his wife began the ritual of music and story appreciation during bath and bedtimes, this story was distilled during these moments.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780473622596
Published: 1 Jul 2022
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: Little Love
Publisher: Mary Egan Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 280mm
Width: 205mm
Pages: 32

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