2022 Midwest Book Awards- Debut Poetry Finalist 2022 Eric Hoffer Awards - Da Vinci Eye Finalist 2022 Eric Hoffer Awards - Grand Prize Short List 2022 Eric Hoffer Awards - Poetry Honorable Mention 2019 Button Poetry Video Contest Winner Dead Dad Jokes is an unflinching take on family, loss and trauma. There is nothing quiet about Schminkey's debut. Every page is raw, honest and unforgettable. Dead Dad Jokes brings the impact of addiction into crisp focus while also shattering our simplistic TV preconceptions about it. Ollie never lets the reader slip into the easy sadness of cliche - instead they guide us through the realities and contradictions of losing someone you love and of death - reminding us that they need not be one and the same.
The «One Color MANDALA»* is a unique coloring book you have ever tried! No thoughts. No extra skills. So fun and easy to color. To get 30 lovely Mandalas you need to color closed elements using just One Color of pen, pencil or marker! This therapy is a great alternative to a mediation and at the same time, you train your brain: coloring stimulates those parts of a brain which increase concentration and attention. Relax with just One Color! * This is the One Color version of the «MOSAIC MANDALA Color By Number» book. The ONE COLOR Books series includes: Lines & Dots LINES & DOTS: Animals One Color LINES: Animals One Color DOTS: Animals One Color ARTS One Color MANDALA
A finalist for the prestigious Carnegie Medal, this novel is a stunning tribute to fathers and daughters, and to the unique power of art to connect and change us. Sixteen-year-old Iris itches constantly for the strike of a match. But when she’s caught setting one too many fires, she’s dragged away to London before she can get arrested. At least, that’s the story her mother tells. Soon Iris finds herself in the English countryside, where her millionaire father—a man she’s never met—lives. Though not for very much longer. Iris’s father is dying, and her self-interested mother is determined to claim his life’s fortune, including his priceless art collection. Forced to live with him as part of an exploitive scheme, Iris quickly realizes her father is far different from the man she’s been schooled to hate, and everything she thought she knew—about her father and herself—is suddenly unclear. But there may be hidden beauty in Iris’s uncertain past and hopeful future, if only she can see beyond the flames. Praise for Fire Color One: "It’s not often—in fact, it has never happened to me even once—that I fall so hard for a young arsonist. The book moves swiftly, alternating between comedy and sadness, sometimes in the same paragraph. I loved Fire Color One." —Daniel Wallace, critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Big Fish * "Valentine writes about family dysfunction, arson, and art with equal levels of beauty and lyricism, creating a vivid landscape of heartache and redemption....A story about an ugly situation that explodes into beauty through cunning and resilience." —Kirkus *STARRED* * "From the first page to the last, Valentine has crafted a masterpiece." —BCCB *STARRED* "[T]his is a poignant story about the power of art to connect and transform." —SLJ "Beautifully written...a quiet, reflective novel that blooms into a thrilling mystery." —Booklist "Fire Color One is a stunning journey of a teenage girl’s struggle to find her place in a world that tries its hardest to keep her out....For fans of stories in which the good guys prevail, this book is perfect." —VOYA "Wise, brilliantly plotted." —The Sunday Times "Beautifully written...this latest creation is her most spectacular yet." —The Guardian Children's Books review “A beautifully written, darkly funny and surprisingly poignant story of art, family and discovering the people we thought we knew.” —Kerry Kletter, critically acclaimed author of The First Time She Drowned Praise for Me, the Missing, and the Dead: A Morris Award finalist Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (under title Finding Violet Park) * “Compulsively readable. A memorable new voice.” —Publishers Weekly *STARRED* * “Lucas’ pitch-perfect voice and authentic family relationships...and the poignant, coming-of-age mystery will stay with the reader long after the book ends. Valentine’s debut novel shines richly.” —Booklist *STARRED* * “Engaging from start to finish.” —School Library Journal *STARRED* “An impressive debut. Valentine offers a rich cast of characters and marvelous writing.” —Buffalo News “Charmingly told, this mystery manages to be both frothy and nourishing.” —Kirkus
In If There Were Only One Color In The World, the author revisited childhood memories and explored her imagination to create lively verses about nature. The author also wanted her readers to see her spiritual side. The poems were written to exemplify the awesome beauty of nature and to provoke thoughts of possibilities about our world. If There Were Only One Color In The World provided a channel for transformation for the author and her children. The poems were written to provide hope and relief during a difficult time for the author and the family. It provided humor, conversation about childhood adventures and speculations, and forged a spiritual family bond that helped our family to emerge victorious through trials and tribulations.
The book is based on a true story of a young Iranian who hears a sentence from a Christian satellite television and then decides to investigate Christianity, which is contrary to the custom of his country’s society and traditions. This story clearly illustrates the difficult situation of Iranian Christians or religious minorities as well as a picture of the contemporary Iranian culture and the difference between the official Iranian society and the informal or underground Iranian world. This novel also explains in detail why this young man is interested in Christianity, how he believes in Christ even after encounters with internal and external challenges, and how he overcomes these spells. The primary purpose of writing this story is to think about faith in Christianity, to motivate and hope for the rest of the world, and to become familiar with the difficulties of living as a believer in an Islamic country.
Join the angels of the garden on a magical journey of discovery through the very important earthly lessons of greed, separation, and discrimination because of color and belief. Through their experiences, they learn their individual importance as part of the whole. A warm, loving experience that the whole family will enjoy!
If you love cats and coloring, this book is for you. Thirty-two fun drawings filled with cats as we all know and love them. You'll recognize your own beloved felines' antics in these pages. Break out the catnip, grab some colored pencils or markers, or both, and make these kitties your own. The drawings are presented as single-sided images in landscape view, with the binding at the top of the images. So, they're friendly for right or left-handed colorists. No binding to get in the way. If you would like to view thumbnails of all 32 drawings or download sample pages, please visit colorcats.org.
This coloring book has a therapeutic effect and relieves stress. You will definitely love this new kind of adult puzzle activity coloring book with 25 different wildlife hidden by lines and dots. Finish each quest by coloring them with only one pencil, pen or marker. For better results use dark colors. FEATURES: Even though you made some marks outside of the lines on accident, you couldn't tell from the finished product, which also makes this book less stressful and more relaxing. Each page is backed with a black page, which minimizes bleeding through. There is a list of animals as well as a picture of each finished picture on the back. This was fun to be able to see what all the book covers and what you will be doing in the future. This therapy is a great alternative to a mediation and at the same time, you train your brain: coloring stimulates those parts of a brain which increase concentration and attention. This is the perfect book to take on the go as it is of the letter-size format and lightweight. The One Color series includes: Vol. 1 - Animals (about funny & adorable animals) Vol. 2 - Landscapes (part 1) about romantic places, historical places, amazing "Must See" destinations... Vol. 3 - Landscapes (part 2) Vol. 4 - Portraits (Let's guess who?) The Dots lines spirals coloring book series includes: Dots Lines Spirals coloring book: 25 most popular Dog Breeds Spiroglyphics: Animals - Spiroglyphics coloring book - New Kind of Coloring with One Color Dots Lines Spirals: Kittens Coloring Book for Adults and so on.. Relax with just ONE COLOR! BUY IT NOW!
Internationally renowned textile designer Lori Weitzner presents a novel, layered perspective on the use and significance of color in design and culture in this spectacular treasury illustrated with 225 full-color images. Ode to Color, a stunning anthology by renowned and award-winning textile and wallcovering designer Lori Weitzner, principal of Lori Weitzner Design, Inc., offers an immersive, sensual, and engaging journey in the world of color as it applies to culture, design, mood, and memory. Each of the ten chapters in this richly illustrated volume presents a distinct color world through an intimate and often kaleidoscopic perspective, a compilation of the numerous—and often shifting—associations and emotions we assign to a color or group of colors. Each chapter combines diverse imagery—evocative fine art and photography, environmental interiors, details of Weitzner’s gorgeous designs as well as her sketches and watercolors—with excerpts from literature and her own essays on a wide array of topics relating to the palette. The result is a fully sensory conveyance of each palette’s particular power as well as a consideration of its tangible and intangible connections, from its place in religion, pop culture, and commerce to the impact it has upon our decision making, our moods, and our tastes. While each chapter is unique in its approach to the ten worlds, with its mix of essays, prose and range of art, from a Technicolor Disney cartoon in Out Loud to David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust in Silverlight, each chapter includes: An introductory essay on a subject that characterizes the palette A two-page photographer of an open drawer in Weitzner’s studio that she has arranged with various fabrics, skeins, and objects that, together, comprise the palette; An evocative two-page word collage that presents both color names and the words commonly associated with the palette; Design pointers that provide in-depth insight to working with color and to decorating with each palette throughout the home, from wall treatments to accessories. Spectacular and imaginative, this experiential volume will captivate, inspire, and inform a broad audience, including interior designers and decorators, architects, graphic and fine artists, and anyone interested in art, design, fashion, pop culture, and spiritual discovery. Sumptuous, beautifully designed, and filled with wondrous imagery and compelling stories and facts, it makes an inspiring and unusual gift for almost any occasion.
