Over the Shop

Name: Over the Shop
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781529515466
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By JonArno Lawson

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Summary

Over the Shop by JonArno Lawson is a charming children's book that captures the spirit of community and connection. With no words, it tells the story of a young girl and her grandparent who run a shop and seek a new tenant for their upstairs flat. Through vibrant illustrations, the book explores themes of diversity and acceptance as neighbours come together to transform the space into a loving home.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This delightful wordless picture book offers a heartwarming tale filled with vibrant illustrations, perfect for young readers who love stories about community, acceptance, and change. It beautifully captures the transformation of a neglected shop through kindness and cooperation, making it an engaging read for children and adults who appreciate visual storytelling and themes of renewal.

Description

In a beautifully detailed wordless picture book, a tumbledown building becomes home sweet home for a found family.

A lonely little girl and her grandparent need to fill the run-down apartment in their building. But taking over the rooms above their shop will mean major renovations for the new occupants, and none of the potential renters can envision the potential of the space – until one special couple shows up. With their ingenuity, the little girl’s big heart, and heaps of hard work, the desperate fixer-upper begins to change in lovely and surprising ways.

In this bustling wordless picture book, JonArno Lawson’s touching story and Qin Leng’s gentle illustrations capture all angles of the building’s transformation, as well as the evolving perspectives of the girl and her grandparent.

Over the Shop is a wordless picture book that celebrates the power of community, the joys of new friends and the magic that happens when you open your heart, and fill your home with love and joy.

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Over the Shop has been widely praised for its wordless storytelling and the way it poignantly conveys themes of community, love, and transformation. The illustrations are detailed and require careful observation, offering a rich, silent narrative about accepting and celebrating diversity. The book subtly addresses themes of queerness and inclusion, marked by visual cues like pride rainbows, and highlights the warmth and energy brought by the new tenants to a sleepy grocer's shop, ultimately celebrating the beauty of change and renewal.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529515466

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Walker Books Ltd

Contributors:

Illustrated by Qin Leng

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 208.0mm

Height: 278.0mm

Weight: 210g

Pages: 48

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About the Author

JonArno Lawson is an award-winning poet and writer who is the author of many books for children and adults, including A Day for Sandcastles, illustrated by Qin Leng, which has been nominated for the Carnegie medal, and Footpath Flowers, illustrated by Sydney Smith. He has won the Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Children's Poetry four times and has also won the Governor General's Award for Illustrated Children's Books. He has taught children's poetry at Simmons College and lives in Toronto, Canada, with his family.

Qin Leng is a designer and illustrator of children’s books, including A Day for Sandcastles, illustrated by Qin Leng, which has been nominated for the Carnegie medal. She has received many awards for her animated short films and her artwork. She lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and her son. Find Qin online at qinillustrations.com and on Twitter as @qinleng and Instagram as @qinillustrations.

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