Imagine!: Rhymes Of Hope To Shout Together

ImagineTwenty-four thoughtful musical poems about a better world and future are illustrated with colorful, vibrant collages. Dreams of peace, harmony between nations, healing the planet, school friendships, and more are included in this manifesto of hope. Each spread contains four lines beginning with “if only” and ending with the call “Imagine!” Some rhyme; Some do not. The illustrated children are joyful and diverse. This is the first of Andersen Award Winner Tognolini’s works to appear in English. mjw
Title: Imagine!: Rhymes Of Hope To Shout Together
Author: Bruno Tognolini
Illustrator
: Guila Orecchia
Publisher
: Red Comet Press, LLC. Brooklyn, NY
Copyright
: 2022
Original Language
: Italian
Translator
: Denise Muir
Original Title
: Magari!: Rimi dei desideria da strillare insieme
Original Publisher
: Camelozampa
Original Copyright
: 2021
ISBN
: 978-1-63655-014-5
Hardcover pages
: 64
Age range
: 5-8
Genre
: Picture book, Poetry
Author’s ethnicity
: Italian
Author’s residence
: Bologna
Illustrator’s ethnicity
: Italian
Illustrator’s residence
: Milan
Awards
: Tognolini has won the Hans Christian Andersen Award (2007)
Subjects
: Activity, Emotions, Feelings, Hope, Imagination, Poetry

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