Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders

Name: Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Joanna Ho
ISBN: 9780063348806

Author: Joanna Ho, Liz Kleinrock

Narrator: Sura Siu

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 01/23/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

""Ho now creates a beautiful book about family: what makes individuals and what connects us to one another. This book is a perfect addition to any children’s shelf, whether aimed at families, adoption, multicultural stories, or topics of love and acceptance"" —School and Library Journal (starred review)From New York Times bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning educator Liz Kleinrock comes a powerful companion book about adoption and family. A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents’.Her family bond is deep and their connection is filled with love. She wonders about her birth mom and comes to appreciate both her birth culture and her adopted family's culture, for even though they may seem very different, they are both a part of her, and that is what makes her beautiful. She learns to appreciate the differences in her family and celebrate them.An Amazon Best Book of the Month for January 2024!

About Joanna Ho

Joanna Ho is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners; Eyes That Speak to the Stars; Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders; Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma; One Day; Say My Name; and The Silence that Binds Us, which received the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Young Adult Honor. She has been an English teacher, a dean, a vice principal, and a professional development mastermind. Her passion for equity in books and education is matched only by her love of homemade chocolate chip cookies, outdoor adventures, and dance parties with her kids. Visit her at joannahowrites.com.

About Liz Kleinrock

Liz Kleinrock is an author, antibias antiracist educator, consultant, and facilitator for schools, organizations, and companies across the country. A transracial adoptee, Liz was born in South Korea and grew up in Washington, DC. She is the author of Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community and Come and Join Us! 18 Holidays Celebrated All Year Long, illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat. She resides in Washington, DC, with her two bunnies and advocates for a more equitable world through her work with Teach and Transform. You can learn more about her work at lizkleinrock.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cherlynn | cherreading on February 06, 2024

One of Joanna Ho's best works and a wonderful read about transracial adoption. I'm so in love with the illustrations and colours, which are on another level here. Combine that with the lyrical and beautiful prose... woah. All I know for sure is that tears can talk and they tell me sometimes love must lo......more

Goodreads review by Sara on January 29, 2024

A book by and about a South Korean adoptee with a blue eyed mom and brown eyed dad. Everyone's experience is different but this author's [I read Liz Kleinrock's Start Here, Start Now in 2021 (and am a big fan of Joanna Ho)] childhood is a bit similar to mine and I love that this 📖 is out in the worl......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on May 27, 2024

Eyes That Kiss in the Corners and Eyes That Speak to the Stars (both by Joanna Ho and Dung Ho) were both phenomenal picture books, so I was always going to pick up Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders (by the same creators, with the addition of Liz Kleinrock). It absolutely lived up to my lofty expec......more

Goodreads review by April on February 08, 2024

I absolutely adore all the books in this series, but I was especially looking forward to this one since I am a transracial adoptee who rarely sees herself in books. It did not disappoint. I loved everything about it especially the letter at the beginning by Liz SoHyeon Kleinrock and her validation o......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on February 26, 2025

I feel like the prose is more for adults, but it was beautiful, as was the art.......more