The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
32 pages
"There is a wonder and magic to childhood. We don't realize it at the time, of course...yet the adults in our lives do. They encourage us to see things in the stars, to find joy in colors and laughter as we play. But what happens when that special someone who encourages such wonder and magic is no longer around? We can hide, we can place our heart in a bottle and grow up...or we can find another special someone who understands the magic. And we can encourage them to see things in the stars, find joy among colors and laughter as they play." --from the publisher
The book is better than the description, and lives up to the rave reviews. It is a beautiful, touching illustration of loss and rediscovering joy. I'll definitely be getting a copy for myself. I give it five out of five stars.

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