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Age range 5 to 9
Bestselling author-illustrator Mies van Hout employs vivid creatures in a jewel-tone natural setting to explore the longing we all feel at times to be like somebody else.
What child has not daydreamed about having wings like a butterfly? But secretly, the flashy butterfly yearns for a stick insect’s privacy. And the stick insect wants to swim like a whirligig beetle.
One after the other, the denizens of bestselling author-illustrator Mies van Hout’s vibrant garden landscape wish to be like somebody else. From the glowing firefly to the capable spider to the adorable ladybugs, each one brings something to be admired. And when the dragonfly wishes to be like a child who can run, play, laugh, and build, a world of possibilities opens up.
A gentle but effective story for social emotional learning, If Only… allows children to reach their own conclusions and acknowledge that while it’s common to compare ourselves to others, it’s best to remember and celebrate what we ourselves can do.
Author Biography
Mies van Hout is the author and illustrator of the picture
books Happy, Friends, Surprise,
From One to Ten, and This Is My Daddy, among
others, which have been hugely popular in Europe and North America. She studied
graphic design at the Arts Academy in Groningen, the Netherlands, and has
worked as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer since 1989. Her
distinctive paintings are cheerful and bold, and her work has been published in
more than twenty countries.
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