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By Starkie Mak

With sensitivity and tenderness, Starkie Mak has captured a tale of the immigrant experience, from the eyes of a child. Masterfully rendered with careful homage paid to the children’s books that have touched the hearts of so many, Mak’s brush strokes and calligraphy evoke the turbulent emotions and difficulties a child must surely experience when having their little world upended, only to have a much larger and foreign world unfold before them.

In a heartbreaking parting, a child says goodbye to her family and is left with her imagination as guide. In search of a new life in a new land, a child retreats into the realm of fantasy. Through the devastating pain of childhood loss emerges the joy of a child’s triumph.

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With sensitivity and tenderness, Starkie Mak has captured a tale of the immigrant experience, from the eyes of a child. Masterfully rendered with careful homage paid to the children’s books that have touched the hearts of so many, Mak’s brush strokes and calligraphy evoke the turbulent emotions and difficulties a child must surely experience when having their little world upended, only to have a much larger and foreign world unfold before them.

In a heartbreaking parting, a child says goodbye to her family and is left with her imagination as guide. In search of a new life in a new land, a child retreats into the realm of fantasy. Through the devastating pain of childhood loss emerges the joy of a child’s triumph.

“A tale as heartbreaking and hopeful as childhood itself.” – Shirley Camia, award winning author of Children Shouldn’t Use Knives

“A beautiful and poignant graphic novel. Mak’s ink and brush flows effortlessly from each page, capturing hopefulness and bravery that’s sure to inspire readers.” – Lisa Mendis, creator of Curb Angels

“Mak’s true superpower is how much emotion she pulls from every page using the sparest of line-work.” – Michael Joyal, artist of Stars

Selected by CBC Books as one of the 21 graphic novels to read in 2021.

 

Additional information

Weight 160 g
Dimensions 150 × 230 mm
Pages

102

Binding

Paperback

Illustrations

B&W illustrations

About the author

Starkie Mak is an artist and writer deeply in love with expressive drawing and painting. Her paintings
have been exhibited across Europe and Asia. She illustrated for children’s magazine Cotton Tree and is an
art teacher educating children. She studied creative writing at the University of Oxford. She moved to
Toronto from Hong Kong in 2018.