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Editorial Reviews
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Starred Review. As light and sweet as cotton candy, this saga of a pig in love will win over kids and grownups alike. Van Lieshout's loosely drawn pen and ink illustrations, mostly on stark white pages, wring Oscar-winning expressions from the slenderest curves and squiggles. The minimalist text begins before the title page, when Bloom's faithful friend urges her to join him playing in a puddle. The insouciant pig declines, declaring, in type of varying size, that she feels like dancing and singing… and stretching out under the flowers. In a beguiling version of love at first sight, Bloom spies a butterfly, the only blue object seen in a book that features pink font, pink pigs and pink flowers. A flying flower! she gasps, and then bats her eyes at it. After fluttering nearby and wresting a profession of love from Bloom, the butterfly departs, leaving a heartbroken heroine. Van Lieshout's deft use of line comes through in Bloom's distressed dismay, a cross between toddler meltdown and Juliet, which is happily cut short by the attentions of Bloom's faithful swine swain. This paper-over-board book's stylish design and small square format designate it as a natural for Valentine's Day. All ages. (Jan.)
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Starred Review. As light and sweet as cotton candy, this saga of a pig in love will win over kids and grownups alike. Van Lieshout's loosely drawn pen and ink illustrations, mostly on stark white pages, wring Oscar-winning expressions from the slenderest curves and squiggles. The minimalist text begins before the title page, when Bloom's faithful friend urges her to join him playing in a puddle. The insouciant pig declines, declaring, in type of varying size, that she feels like dancing and singing… and stretching out under the flowers. In a beguiling version of love at first sight, Bloom spies a butterfly, the only blue object seen in a book that features pink font, pink pigs and pink flowers. A flying flower! she gasps, and then bats her eyes at it. After fluttering nearby and wresting a profession of love from Bloom, the butterfly departs, leaving a heartbroken heroine. Van Lieshout's deft use of line comes through in Bloom's distressed dismay, a cross between toddler meltdown and Juliet, which is happily cut short by the attentions of Bloom's faithful swine swain. This paper-over-board book's stylish design and small square format designate it as a natural for Valentine's Day. All ages. (Jan.)
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Praise for BLOOM!:
“As light and sweet as cotton candy, this saga of a pig in love will win over kids and grownups alike. Van Lieshout’s loosely drawn pen and ink illustrations . . . wring Oscar-winning expressions from the slenderest curves and squiggles . . . a beguiling version of love at first sight . . . This paper-over-board book’s stylish design and small square format designate it as a natural for Valentine’s Day.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“The endearingly straightforward tale, rendered in simple, rosy sketches, ends with the two frolicking in a mud puddle. Love can be messy indeed.” —Time Out New York Kids
“As light and sweet as cotton candy, this saga of a pig in love will win over kids and grownups alike. Van Lieshout’s loosely drawn pen and ink illustrations . . . wring Oscar-winning expressions from the slenderest curves and squiggles . . . a beguiling version of love at first sight . . . This paper-over-board book’s stylish design and small square format designate it as a natural for Valentine’s Day.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“The endearingly straightforward tale, rendered in simple, rosy sketches, ends with the two frolicking in a mud puddle. Love can be messy indeed.” —Time Out New York Kids
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