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Age Range
4 - 6
Page Count
44
Publisher
Prestel Junior
Grade Level
Pre-K - 1st
ISBN
978-3791374680

Many Shapes of Clay: A Story of Healing

Written and Illustrated by Kenesha Sneed

Eisha lives with her mother, a ceramic artist, who helps her make a special shape out of a piece of clay. The shape reminds Eisha of her father, of the ocean, of a lemon. As Eisha goes through her neighborhood doing errands with her mother, the piece of clay hardens and then shatters into pieces when Eisha taps it. In poignant and powerful words and pictures, Kenesha Sneed shows how Eisha learns to live with the sense of loss and of the joyful power of making something new out of what is left behind. Illustrated with Sneed's bold colors, graphic lines, and gestural textures, the book celebrates diversity and shares a gentle message that we all have the ability to heal and create.

Age Range
4 - 6
Page Count
44
Publisher
Prestel Junior
Grade Level
Pre-K - 1st
ISBN
978-3791374680