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Life Is Beautiful

Winsome Bingham author Molly Mendoza illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Simon & Schuster

Published:10th Oct '24

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Life Is Beautiful cover

A “soul-stirring opportunity for joyful reflection” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about a little girl who loses her grandmother and how, even in the midst of sadness and loss, life is beautiful.

Every week, Granny Dee takes three trains and one bus to have a weekend full of TV-watching, bubble-bathing, nail-painting, day-tripping, and living LIFE with her granddaughter. Granny Dee always says, “Everybody should enjoy life. Life is beautiful.”

Until one weekend Granny Dee doesn’t come, and Momma says she’s getting too old for trains and buses. So week after week, the little girl and her momma go to her instead. Then, one Sunday morning, Granny Dee dies. Can Momma and the little girl still find beauty in life while missing someone they loved?

A tender story about finding beauty and joy even during times of loss. -- Booklist * 10/18/24 *
* "Radiant digital art from Mendoza (Jovita Wore Pants) highlights the importance of enjoying every moment in this emotionally buoyant testament to enduring intergenerational love." -- Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW * 8/19/24 *
* "A soul-stirring opportunity for joyful reflection while preparing for one of life’s hardest yet most ever-present realities." -- Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW * 09/01/2024 *

ISBN: 9781534469952

Dimensions: 241mm x 279mm x 13mm

Weight: 472g

40 pages