...to Lily and all the other blueberry girls out there, happy international women's day!
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This was written by Neil Gaiman nine years ago for a friend who was expecting a long-awaited baby girl. As word of this lovely poem spread, Gaiman found himself doling out copies to many other mothers-to-be who could see the magic and kindness of it. Eventually, his friend Charles Vess (artist extrordinaire) read it and fate took over.
The result - now it's a beautifully illustrated book that all can enjoy.
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The result - now it's a beautifully illustrated book that all can enjoy.
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The publisher has put together a wonderful video that combines Vess’ images with Gaiman’s reading of the text…the beautiful words almost sound like a magic spell.
2 comments:
shoot! I missed your notice by a few hours! That video is really great, though. Really glad to see that he's working with Vess; of the artists he works with, this is definitely my favorite pairing.
(I took the Schaefer.)
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