Emily Hughes - The Snail
Illustrator Emily Hughes offers a luminous picture book about the life of Isamu Noguchi.
In the book, Noguchi conceives of himself as a snail, capable of retreating into his creative shell when the world did not embrace him. Through his art, the Snail could shape, hold, and create light—to conquer the darkness without.
Poetic and searing, heart-wrenching and exquisite, Emily Hughes's paean to creativity explores emotions ravaged by a history of Japanese incarceration, the effects of personal isolation, and the power of art to heal those wounds.
In the book, Noguchi conceives of himself as a snail, capable of retreating into his creative shell when the world did not embrace him. Through his art, the Snail could shape, hold, and create light—to conquer the darkness without.
Poetic and searing, heart-wrenching and exquisite, Emily Hughes's paean to creativity explores emotions ravaged by a history of Japanese incarceration, the effects of personal isolation, and the power of art to heal those wounds.
Text and illustrations by Emily Hughes
Published by Chronicle Books, 2022
Ages 5–8 Years
Published by Chronicle Books, 2022
Ages 5–8 Years
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