{"product_id":"9781771473637","title":"The Paper Boat","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a best picture book of 2020 by \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, New York Public Library, the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, CBC, and the \u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e — a heartfelt and personal immigration story by critically acclaimed author Thao Lam \u003c\/b\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nNew from Thao Lam, the award-winning author of picture books \u003ci\u003eMy Cat Looks Like My Dad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWallpaper\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSkunk on a String\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a personal story inspired by her family’s refugee journey.\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIn \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Boat\u003c\/i\u003e, Thao’s signature collage art tells the wordless story of one family’s escape from Vietnam—a journey intertwined with an ant colony’s parallel narrative.\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAt her home in Vietnam, a girl rescues ants from the sugar water set out to trap them. Later, when the girl’s family flees war-torn Vietnam, ants lead them through the moonlit jungle to the boat that will take them to safety. Before boarding, the girl folds a paper boat from a bun wrapper and drops it into the water, and the ants climb on. Their perilous journey, besieged by punishing weather, predatory birds, and dehydration, before reaching a new beginning, mirrors the family’s own.\r\nImpressionistic collages and a moving, Own Voices narrative make this a one-of-a-kind tale of courage, resilience, and hope.","brand":"Thao Lam (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback With dust jacket","offer_id":32537856049214,"sku":"9781771473637","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/onceuponabookstore.ca\/products\/9781771473637","provider":"Once Upon a Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}