![]() ![]() A sheep that might not exist and yet is the invisible driver behind change. Then the journey starts as the main character is sent to Hokkaido to chase a certain sheep. The first part of the book takes place in Tokyo. So let’s stop viewing sheep merely as a source of wool and meat. If you doubt the power of sheep, then remember Genghis Khan, because one sheep can transform the world. The sheep is the one with the big plans, bringing down institutions and creating chaos and order. An act that is often seen as a blessing of the gods. I guess that is why I sometimes lack inspiration or action, because of my sheeplessness.īut what is the purpose of the pure white sheep with a brownish star on its back that started this wild sheep chase? The sheep has a monumental plan to transform humanity and the human world and does so by entering a person’s body. That is what it is to be ‘sheepless.'” So that’s what happens when you’re left with the shadow of a sheep, a sheep bigger than life itself. But without the sheep there is no expelling the idea. ![]() “The sheep goes away leaving only an idea. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() In 2000, Sincero moved to Los Angeles, California, and worked as a freelance writer, writing marketing materials for the recording industry, magazine articles, blogs and performing spoken word. Sincero worked in the marketing department at CBS/Epic Records in the 1990s during which time she co-founded her first band, Crotch, Sincero moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1996, where she started the Jenny Clinkscales Band and later 60 Foot Queenie, a solo project. The daughter of Italian-born Domenico Sincero, a doctor, and Susan Sincero, she attended Briarcliff High School and later Colorado College, where she graduated in 1987 with a BA in English. Jen Sincero was born and raised in Westchester, New York. Jen Sincero (born August 7, 1965) is an American writer, speaker and success coach. ![]() ![]() ![]() Little Blue Truck feels, well, blue when he delivers valentine after valentine but receives nary a one. What at first may seem like an over-the-top adaptation of a simple board book manages to retain the small-scale charms of the original while offering many new ways to enjoy one rollicking hootenanny. (iPad board-book app. Perhaps best of all is narrator John Stey's gruff but musical voice work his soothing cadences may remind adults of Jeff Bridges. ![]() Scramble with the little chicks- / CHEEP CHEEP CHEEP!" In addition to the motions of the animals, the violin the cow holds can be played by moving a finger across the strings. ![]() "Stand with the donkey / Slide with the sheep. ![]() The text from the original book still packs a galloping rhythm, and the banjo and violin music makes it bounce even higher. Swinging pigs may require drawing a small circle with a finger, while prancing horses may only require a button tap. The very easy-to-navigate pages give subtle, nearly transparent prompts to readers showing how to make the animations work. In this story of animals gathering for a cow-directed barnyard dance, each action is illustrated with rotating animations, bouncing critters, skittering rodents and other delights. Packed with silly, playful animation and perfectly fitting music and narration, this adaptation of Boynton's board book gets the tone and whimsy just right. ![]() ![]() Learn the complete history of filmmaking, from silent-era sensations like Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush to recent Oscar nominees like Mad Max: Fury Road. ![]() ![]() This must-have coffee table book features a fresh look at some the greatest films of all time. Selected and authored by a team of international film critics, every profile is packed with details, plot summaries and production notes, and little-known facts about the film's history. The perfect gift for any film buff, this brand-new edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die covers more than a century of movie history. With over 1.75 million copies sold worldwide, this bestselling book is a must-have for all movie lovers, from casual movie-goers to film connoisseurs. A comprehensive guide to the best movies of all time! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “With this brilliantly constructed tale that consciously takes on a well-known story and violently breaks it open to reveal a heartfelt core, Khaw cements their status as a must-read author.” - Library Journal, STARRED review Expertly blending a gothic atmosphere with elements of splatterpunk, this brilliant novella is not to be missed.” - Publishers Weekly, STARRED review “Devastatingly effective…a folklore-infused world that feels wholly unique. The mermaid and her doctor must embrace the cruelest parts of their true nature if they hope to survive. ![]() Deep in the eerie, snow-crusted forest, the pair stumble upon a village of ageless children who thirst for blood, and the three “saints” who control them. On the run, the mermaid is joined by a mysterious plague doctor with a darkness of their own. And now, her daughters have devoured the kingdom and burned it to ashes. But what the fables forget is that mermaids have teeth. You may think you know how the fairy tale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince. “With this brilliantly constructed tale.Khaw cements their status as a must-read author.” -Library Journal, STARRED review ![]() “This brilliant novella is not to be missed.” - Publishers Weekly, STARRED review From Cassandra Khaw, USA Today bestselling author of Nothing But Blackened Teeth, comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor-sharp and bewitching fairy tale of discovering the darkness in the world, and the darkness within oneself. ![]() ![]() Themes of responsibility, regret, and reconciliation weave through the intergenerational dynamics in Jenny’s family, adding dimension and depth. She also shares in the student performers’ duty-bound lives: Behind the glamour, they are burdened with obligations to their communities that can require sacrifice of their personal happiness. ![]() Attending Seoul Arts Academy, Jenny witnesses the institutional grooming of K-pop idols-including (surprise!) classmate Jaewoo, who, as it turns out, is popular band XOXO’s lead singer. When her mom, a widowed immigration lawyer, needs to return to Seoul to care for her dying mother, Jenny negotiates to go along for her first visit to Korea. ![]() An opportunity soon beckons, and the plot unfolds like a minidrama amid the Los Angeles Korean Festival, launching Jenny and her new acquaintance, Jaewoo, on an accidental adventure that foreshadows romance. Her Uncle Jay advises her to experience more of life and broaden her horizons. ![]() While her single-minded focus yields technical perfection, competition judges deem Jenny lacking in soulful spark. A driven young woman learns to balance expectations and priorities with heart and passion.Ī vivid, comical scene of everyday life in Koreatown introduces narrator Jenny Jooyoung Go, a high school junior and classical cellist aiming for a top conservatory. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lucie tempts Tristan like no other woman, burning him up with her fierceness and determination every time they clash. But who could have predicted that the one person standing between her and success is her old nemesis, Lord Ballentine? Or that he would be willing to hand over the reins for an outrageous price-a night in her bed. She and her band of Oxford suffragists have finally scraped together enough capital to control one of London’s major publishing houses, with one purpose: to use it in a coup against Parliament. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the course of her research, Megan encounters essential and sometimes disturbing aspects of recent Ukrainian history, such as Nazi collaboration, the rise and persistence of Ukrainian nationalism, and the shattering impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. The result is an extraordinary journey that traces one woman’s story across Ukraine’s difficult twentieth century, from a Galician village emerging from serfdom, to the “bloodlands” of Eastern Europe during World War II, to the Siberian hinterlands where Anna spent almost two decades in exile before receiving the rare opportunity to emigrate from the Soviet Union in the 1960s. A Ukrainian American, Buskey returns to her family’s homeland and enlists her relatives there to help her in her quest-and discovers much more than she expected. When Megan Buskey’s grandmother Anna dies in Cleveland in 2013, Megan is compelled in her grief to uncover and document her grandmother’s life as a native of Ukraine. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are great details of color on the page, and I love the way that the various creative ideas of the children all remain in place at the end of the book, completely come to life.Ī celebration of art and creativity, this book along with its predecessor will become beloved reads. He creates entire worlds that have real depth to them, that take readers on amazing adventures. The fast ride adds greatly to the appeal here, never bogging down and always revealing new visual wonders to explore.īecker’s art shines on the page. That offers the wild pace of an adventure novel or film, so it suits the subject. The pace here is rapid, giving only a few images for each color that is gathered. At each one they gather another crayon color until they reach the pinnacle of the temple where the bad guys almost get them…īecker has created a wordless book that has the same appeal as the first book. ![]() They embark on a quest to bring all of the crayons together, venturing into the depths of the sea, onto desert islands, to pyramids and temples. The two children go through the door and find themselves in a new world. ![]() He is dragged off by soldiers but as he goes, he drops his orange crayon, one that is just like their red and purple ones. The two children head off on a fantasy quest this time after a king comes through a door and hands them a map. ![]() This follow-up to the Caldecott Honor winning Journey continues the wordless travels of the two characters from the first book. ![]() ![]() Trapped within a prison of her own making, she watches time pass through her bedroom window. ![]() He'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.Daisy Little has lived in agoraphobic terror for over eight years. The Colorado Rockies aren't for the weak-of-spirit, but he's devoted his life to upholding the law-and to protecting the one woman he knows he can never have. Now he'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe, even if that means turning against one of his own.As a member of the Field County Sheriff's Department, Chris Jennings is used to having it rough. ![]() ![]() "e Vivid and charming."e -CHARLAINE HARRIS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse seriesHe was her hero, but one wrong move ended their future before it could begin. ![]() |