{"product_id":"i-wish-hardcover","title":"I Wish - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToon Tellegen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIngrid Godon\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eDavid Colmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestelling Dutch children's author Toon Tellegen matches 33 imaginative prose-poems prompted by the statement \"I wish\" with luminous, old-fashioned portraits by Ingrid Godon in this beautiful, unique volume perfect for thoughtful young readers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Wish\u003c\/i\u003e pairs writing with a gallery of portraits inspired by old-fashioned photographs - faces staring out at us with the serious, veiled expressions of a bygone time. Scattered among the paintings are young children, men and women, and babies, speaking through Toon Tellegen's yearning language. Like dozens of confessions poured from the page, the writing presents a glittering kaleidoscope of wishes, from imagined feats of heroism to reciprocated human love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eToon Tellegen is a Dutch writer and poet. He published his first collection of stories for children in 1984 and has published more than twenty collections of poetry to date. In 2001, his book\u003ci\u003e Raptors (Raafvogels), \u003c\/i\u003etranslated into English by Judith Wilkinson, won the British Poetry Society's Popescu Prize for European Poetry in Translation. Tellegen was also awarded the Theo Thijssen Prize and the Constantijn Huygens Prize for his entire ouvre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIngrid Godon is a Dutch children's book illustrator. Her first illustrated book, \u003ci\u003eWachten op Matroos\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2000 and accompanied by André Sollie's poetry. It was awarded a Gouden Griffel, Boekenpauw en Boekenwelp. Her illustrations stand out for their poetic, sensitive depictions of people and places. When \u003ci\u003eIk Wou\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eI Wish\u003c\/i\u003e) was launched in 2011, it was nominated for the Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Colmer is a writer and translator. He translates Dutch literature in a wide range of genres including literary fiction, nonfiction, children's books, and poetry. He is a four-time winner of the David Reid Poetry Translation Prize and received the 2009 Biennial NSW Premier and PEN Translation Prize. His translation of Gerbrand Bakker's The Twin (Archipelago) was awarded the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and he received - along with Gerbrand Bakker - the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for Bakker's novel The Detour.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 105\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 11.3 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47303230456057,"sku":"9781939810328","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aGZDOFdpendUNGhueFJTckMxaGlHQT09.webp?v=1769289191","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/i-wish-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}