{"product_id":"perfect","title":"Perfect","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Bank Street Best Book of the Year * Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Book of the Year * CCBC Choices Title * Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Waka T. Brown and artist Yuko Jones join forces for this picture book about a young girl who learns to appreciate life's imperfections when her grandmother teachers her about the Japanese art form kintsugi.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiki Amelia Masuda liked everything in her life to be perfect. Her room was immaculately clean. She only ate round cookies, not the broken ones. And if a stuffed animal had a tear in it, she couldn't bear to look at it. So when she accidentally drops and breaks her favorite teacup, she's devastated. How can a broken teacup ever be perfect again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDays later, Miki's grandmother, Obaachan, presents Miki with the fixed teacup. But it's not perfect! Each crack is highlighted by a gold streak of paint--almost as if to \u003cem\u003eshow off\u003c\/em\u003e the imperfections!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is one girl's journey to understanding that life isn't always perfect. Through the art of kintsugi, Waka and Yuko show readers--and Miki--that rips, cracks, and tears have their own stories to tell, ones that are meaningful in their own way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0063280221\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780063280229\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Brown, Waka T., Jones, Yuko\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quill Tree Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Oct 2024)","offer_id":46099687669957,"sku":"9780063280229","price":16.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780063280229.jpg?v=1776644218","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/perfect","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}