Friday, September 4, 2009

Book Treasure


Three small packages arrived yesterday, each with two books inside. The first package contained the Korean edition of Love That Dog, a sweet, handsomely produced volume with occasional small illustrations in black line on yellow background:
The second package contained the Korean edition of Walk Two Moons, also handsomely done, with a Korean version of the Newbery Medal on the front, and a tiny crescent moon at the bottom of the last page of each chapter.  I tried to get a photo of that tiny moon, but couldn't capture it clearly.



And finally, the third package contained the new baby:  The Unfinished Angel, due out on September 22.


The real book!  At last!  I love its trim size (about 5-1/2 by 7-1/2) and its slenderness (164 pages). To me, this is a perfect sized book, fitting comfortably in my hands, and the perfect sized story, with no room for wordiness.

And so I take some time to be grateful for all the people who made my stories into books: the editor, designer, artist, copy editors, production team, publishers, translators, and more, there are always more who believe in books.


5 comments:

  1. Oh, happy, happy day! What wonderful packages to receive. It really does take a village to make a book, doesn't it.

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  2. Now that you're on twitter, do you want a twitter book party for THE UNFINISHED ANGEL? Let me know.

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  3. Hi Sharon. I was so happy to come across your blog. I love your books. Love That Dog is my favorite. I use it every April as my introduction to poetry unit with my 6th graders. I always get a few lovers of poetry converts after reading that book (I was one of them).

    I can't wait to read your new book - especially after seeing the picture of the setting. I lived in Europe for a few years and visited Switzerland quite a few times. That picture makes me want to go back! :o)

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  4. Brattcat, yes, you will know this sort of happy day.
    Mitali, I'll check out twitter book parties. I think you are the Queen of Twitter, yes?
    Beth, thanks so much; Bloomability also has a Swiss setting. Like your blog, too.

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  5. WOW! A Korean version of Walk Two Moons, that's awesome. I have read two of your books for my reading class and absolutely loved them. And I was looking on your website and found your blog. I love to write and your an inspiration :)

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