![]() Maybe it was because she has two moms, or she’s a girl, orīecause they’ve told her to “go back where you come from,” but whatever Kids at school are laughing at her again. Home in the snow from school, Thuy’s hurt. Welcome to a book that recognizes that every family is its own chimera. All you need to do is locate it, read it, and discover a story about family and frustration (not necessarily in that order) and fantasy. ![]() Magnificently because no one, save Bao Phi himself, knows how this book For kicks, I tried figuring out how the author was able to reach the final product in the way that he had. I returned to it,Īnd just this evening I reread it to see what it was that stayed so clearly in my mind. But when I read My Footprintsīy Bao Phi, the final product was so original and unusual that I couldn’t help but remember it months and months later. For example, in a given year I can read so many picture books ![]() For the best results, I suggest starting with a picture book that doesn’t slip into the crowd unnoticed. Have you ever worked backwards from a picture book in an attempt to figure out how the author came up with the final product? No one can ever truly know a writer’s process except the writer themself, but as anĮxercise in revision it can be fun to try. ![]()
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