Grandma Lives in a Perfume Village - by Fang Suzhen (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Xiao Le's grandmother lives in a faraway village. A visit with Grandma is always a special event, but this time she is frail. With encouragement from his mom, Xiao Le plays with and helps Grandma. When Grandma dies shortly thereafter, Xiao Le comforts his mom--reminding her that when it rains, Grandma is washing her clothes in the sky, and that although the Perfume Village in heaven cannot be reached by train, it can be accessed by the heart"--Page 4 of cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Xiao Le's grandmother lives in a faraway village. A visit with Grandma is always a special event, but this time she is frail. With encouragement from his mom, Xiao Le plays with and helps Grandma. When Grandma dies shortly thereafter, Xiao Le comforts his mom--reminding her that when it rains, Grandma is washing her clothes in the sky . . . and that although the Perfume Village in heaven cannot be reached by train, it can be accessed by the heart. Fang Suzhen's moving story, with stunning illustrations by Sonja Danowski, is a powerful reminder that love transcends all.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The narrative and illustration both capture the emotional and imaginative world of children with precision and complexity. Adult and children readers alike will be moved by the intricate way the book grapples with issues of aging, sickness, death and the impossible task of saying good-bye to a loved one."- Nan Ma, The International Examiner<br><br>"Fang, a beloved Taiwanese author and children s literature advocate, offers a tender look at the time just before a child understands the finality of death."- New York Times Book Review"<br><br>"For children and us old folks, too facing the loss of beloved family and friends, Fang and Danowski s Xiao Le proves to be an ideal messenger of caring and sharing."- Book Dragon, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center"<br><br>"Suzhen conveys with tenderness the way Xiao Le understands his mother s grief and thinks of ways to comfort her...readers who discover it will find that Danowski s work eases its difficult moments."- Publishers Weekly"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Fang Suzhen is a seasoned children's author who emerged onto Taiwan's children's literary circle in 1975, engaging in and creating children's poetry, fairy tales and picture books. Through her many years of promoting reading, she has become affectionately known, to young and old readers alike, as 'Miss Rumphus, the woman who sows the seeds of reading.' Fang Suzhen has written more than two hundred books and has won numerous awards. <p/>SONJA DANOWSKI works as a storybook artist in Berlin, Germany. She has received several internationally renowned prizes for her richly detailed work, and her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Her books for NorthSouth include <i>Grandma Lives in a Perfume Village</i> (Batchelder Honor Book), <i>Smon, Smon</i> and <i>Little Night Cat</i>. <i>In the Garden with Flori</i> is her fourth book for NorthSouth Books and is dedicated to all those who love nature. <p/>
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