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A tender and visually poetic picture book about learning, frustration, self-discovery, and the reassuring love that allows a child to grow. A little boy who loves swimming feels frustrated in a swimming competition. The ocean is the gentlest shade of blue, and the race of life is not confined to the narrow lanes of a pool but unfolds across the vast, open sea. The ocean's breadth and depth give the little boy the gentlest embrace, letting him experience not only the joy of swimming, but also freedom. Through it all, his mother remains his warmest and safest harbor, offering her unwavering love, support, and protection in a gentle, reassuring voice.
The Gentlest Blue
In Good Night Giraffe, a gentle and extraordinary giraffe towers above the city—so tall that he can whisper “good night” to children from the rooftops. Sleeping by day and awakening at midnight, he begins his quiet journeys in the dark, moving softly through the world to comfort those who need him most. From anxious children on the eve of life-changing journeys, to creatures of the ocean harmed by pollution, to lonely beings longing for reassurance, the Good Night Giraffe appears when they have just fallen asleep. With his kind words and calm presence, he promises them that they are not alone.
Good Night Giraffe
A young Chinese woman's diary of displacement under the Zero-COVID policy. When a country becomes a moving prison, escape becomes routine. In early 2022, fireworks for the Beijing Winter Olympics illuminated a city already darkened by lockdown. When her partner announced his departure rom China, the author, mao, stayed behind. What followed was a year of perpetual transit across the country, navigating a world where a smartphone's "health code" determined all access to public life. Between escapes, she observed daily life with quiet attention: the warmth and loneliness in small moments, the ways people around her coped, resisted, or simply endured.
Running in Stillness – A Diary from China
Sometimes we don't know what lies ahead — and even when we think we do, things look a little different once we get there. Maybe they've changed entirely. Maybe what felt like that way has quietly become some other way. But here's a gentle secret: there is no one direction you absolutely must go, and no single path that's meant to be yours alone. Because when you keep walking, you always end up somewhere. And perhaps the place you finally arrive — the one with the beautiful view — was exactly where you were heading all along. A charming philosophical picture book that invites children to explore their own sense of direction, embrace uncertainty, and trust in themselves, Which Way? pairs whimsical hand-drawn illustrations with quietly profound words that spark limitless imagination. And when the lights go out, the magic continues — with a glowing surprise that lights up the dark.
Which Way is Which Way
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