{"product_id":"i-am-smoke-9780884487883","title":"I Am Smoke","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmoke speaks in mesmerizing riddles: \u003cem\u003e\"I lack a mouth, but I can speak.... I lack hands, but I can push out unwanted guests.... I'm gentler than a feather, but I can cause harm...\". \u003c\/em\u003eThis rhythmically powerful narration is complemented by illustrations in which swirling smoke was captured on art paper held over smoky candle flames, and the dancing smoke textures were then deepened and elaborated with watercolors and Photoshop finishes. With this unique method, Merce López \"let the smoke decide how the idea I had in mind would dance with it, giving freedom to the images.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe resulting illustrations are astounding, and they resonate with the otherworldly text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerz, Henry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Herz\u003c\/strong\u003e (San Diego, CA) authored ten picture books. His children's short stories have been published in \u003cem\u003eHighlights for Children, Ladybug Magazine, \u003c\/em\u003e and in anthologies for Albert Whitman \u0026amp; Co. and Blackstone Publishing. Henry also writes adult science fiction and fantasy short stories. He holds a BS in Engineering from Cornell, an MS in Engineering from George Washington University, and an MA in Political Science from Georgetown.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLópez, Mercè:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Merce López graduated from Llotja Art School in Barcelona and has illustrated for design, theater, and film as well as twenty children's books for Spanish and international book publishers. Her 2019 title \u003cem\u003eLion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons\u003c\/em\u003e by Laura Purdie Salas received multiple starred reviews and was named a Center for Children's Books Gryphon Honor Book, an NCTE Notable Poetry Book, a Kirkus Best Picture Book, and a Parents Magazine Best Kids' Book, among other accolades. \u003cp\u003eIn a starred review of \u003cem\u003eI Am Smoke\u003c\/em\u003e (Tilbury House, 2021), Kirkus called her illustrations \"Lustrous\" and \"Exquisitely beautiful.\" In his 100 Scope Notes column for School Library Journal, Travis Jonker called \u003cem\u003eI Am Smoke\u003c\/em\u003e \"One of the most astonishingly unconventional children's books of 2021. Here's to children's books that expand our assumptions of what a children's book can be.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tilbury House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646095167762,"sku":"9780884487883","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0929a6ab-431b-4353-8aa8-a46b97559fae.jpg?v=1733168969","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-am-smoke-9780884487883","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}