{"product_id":"jo-o-by-a-thread","title":"Jo?o by a Thread","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn intricate and exquisite tale of how bedtime fears can be transformed into wondrous dreams and magical adventures, by Hans Christian Andersen award-winning Roger Mello \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs João tucks under a lovingly woven quilt, he asks himself: \u003ci\u003eSo it's just me now?\u003c\/i\u003e He curls up, getting cozy in bed, and soon the world of his dreams unspools on the page. The blanket in his bed unravels into deep rivers, lakes, valleys, reservoirs, mountain ranges, fishing nets full of tadpoles and gaping holes, until what's left is just one long thread. When he feels alone and scared in the dark, João \"sews words like patchwork\" into a new blanket to cover himself up. He weaves the threads of his quilt until they form one long sentence, and soon, the nighttime is peppered with his own silvery, slippery words. Roger Mello draws like a shapeshifter - to look at his illustrations is always to see something you missed before (a stingray, a crescent moon nestled into the palm of João's hand). His breathtaking line drawings, beaming in white thread against deep red, combined with poetic and bewildered language, make \u003ci\u003eJoão by a Thread \u003c\/i\u003ea book to take into bed at the edge of sleep, just before you start to dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author \/ illustrator: Roger Mello\u003c\/b\u003e has illustrated over 100 titles - 22 of which he also wrote - and his unique style and adroit sense of color continues to push the boundaries of children's book illustration. Rather than relying on written narrative to tell the story, Mello invites his young readers to fill the gaps with imagination. Mello has won numerous awards for writing and illustrating, including three of IBBY's Luis Jardim Awards, the Best Children's Book 2002 International Award, and the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award. In 2018, \u003ci\u003eYou Can't Be Too Careful!\u003c\/i\u003e was named a Batchelder Honor Book by the American Library Association. \u003ci\u003eCharcoal Boys \u003c\/i\u003ewas published by Elsewhere Editions in 2019 and was named a USBBY 2020 Outstanding International Book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the translator: Daniel Hahn\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a number of works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Tower Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e. He is one of the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of reading guides for children and teenagers. His translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Chameleons\u003c\/i\u003e by José Eduardo Agualusa won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2007 and his translation of Agualusa's \u003ci\u003eA General Theory of Oblivion\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize in 2016 and in 2019, we published his translation of Agualusa's \u003ci\u003eThe Society of Reluctant Dreamers\u003c\/i\u003e. He has translated the work of Philippe Claudel, María Dueñas, José Saramago, Eduardo Halfon, and others. He has collaborated with Roger Mello on two powerfully poetic picture books: \u003ci\u003eYou Can't Be Too Careful! \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCharcoal Boys\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elsewhere Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635017191698,"sku":"9781953861344","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2f8a654b-8bb4-4527-9df3-8ba9258be22c.jpg?v=1732828889","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jo-o-by-a-thread","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}