The Wonderful Things You Will Be

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This exhibition brings together the work of six young artists and two curators from China and Berlin. From that time, there has been no particular sales data announced, hence, it isn’t known how many copies were sold.

There is a description of parents’ love and eternal care which will be a support for the baby throughout their whole life, whatever this person will be, from barefoot and bold until the all-mighty adult.

I expected a lot more from a book that’s been on the New York Times Bestselling Children’s Picture Book List for 116 weeks (yes over two years! The Wonderful Things You Will Be has a loving and truthful message that will endure for lifetimes and makes a great gift to the ones you love for any occasion.

The Wonderful Things You Will Be (2015) by Emily Winfield Martin is the rare picture book that truly has something for everyone. Its enduring message of love and acceptance as children grow and change is both universal and poignant, and is one to share over and over again. Subsequent pages show a wide array of families with members of many different racial presentations engaging in bike and bus rides, indoor dance parties, and more.This potential can be seen in everything children do, from working in a garden ("Will you learn what it means/ To help things to grow? Emboldened by the enthusiastic response to Belly Button (Round); a song from her Grammy-nominated book/CD, Philadelphia Chickens; Sandra Boynton further contemplates this mesmerizing subject. Filled with beautiful, quirky illustrations and clever rhyme, grown-ups will love reading this book to their children at any age, as they lovingly consider all the possibilities that lie ahead. The Wonderful Things You Will Be is a subtle, charming picture book sure to appeal to readers of all ages. This picture book also add just the right touch of whimsy with subtle touches including children dressed as animals and other fantastical aspirations.

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The book’s excellent illustrations are both whimsical and relatively realistic with diverse depictions of children. The Wonderful Things You Will Be has a loving and truthful message that will endure for lifetimes and makes a great gift to the ones you love for any occasion. A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all kids. Though this idea is not presented at all in the book in any direct or indirect way, but I thought it’s nice to receive this sentiment from a children’s book. With beautiful, and sometimes humorous, illustrations, this is a book grown-ups will love reading over and over to kids—both young and old.

It is designed as a dialogue, as an exchange and elaboration of different perspectives that reflect upon our current moment through a study of the past and a view towards the future. Her children are so serious (even when swinging on a swing) and so unflappable (even when tailoring a pair of pants for a squirrel) that they convey not just hope for the future, but a sense of manifest destiny.