书名：Many Shapes of Clay: A Story of Healing/黏土可以有很多种形状：一个治愈的故事

作者：Kanesha Sneed

出版：Prestel，2021

装帧：精装，44页，插图44 ILLUSTRATIONS ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT

语种：英语

尺寸：22.9x26.7 cm

印刷：China

In this modern-day fable about grief, diversity,

and family connections, a young girl discovers

the joys—and pain—of the creative process.

Winner of the Bookstagang Best of 2021: Best Conversation Starter Picture Books of 2021

Eisha lives with her mother, a ceramic artist, who helps her make a special shape out of a piece of clay. The shape reminds Eisha of her father, of the ocean, of a lemon. As Eisha goes through her neighborhood doing errands with her mother, the piece of clay hardens and then shatters into pieces when Eisha taps it. In poignant and powerful words and pictures, Kenesha Sneed shows how Eisha learns to live with the sense of loss and of the joyful power of making something new out of what is left behind. Illustrated with Sneed's bold colors, graphic lines, and gestural textures, the book celebrates diversity and shares a gentle message that we all have the ability to heal and create.