A Face Is a Poem [Hardcover]

Look through the one-of-a-kind eyes of acclaimed author/illustrator Julie Morstad and explore the beauty, diversity and wonder of faces all around.

A face is a poem with all the parts put together, adding up to someone you love.

Have you ever stopped and looked, really looked, at a face? Do faces stay the same forever, or do they change? What if we could change faces to see through someone else's eyes? What if eyelashes were butterflylashes?

Julie Morstad guides readers through a playful and fantastical exploration of the unique eyes, noses, mouths, freckles, wrinkles, scars and all those one-of-a-kind marks that make up a face. Embracing commonalities and differences alike, A Face Is a Poem is an ode to the unique beauty of each and every person's appearance, with an empowering message of love.Winner of the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize, 2025
A New York Magazine Best Kids Book of 2024
Shortlisted for the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, 2025
One of the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens, Spring 2025


PRAISE FOR A Face Is a Poem:

[B]lend[s] the real and the dreamlike. . . . [An] untethered session of wondering. —Publishers Weekly

This poetic exploration unfolds in a loving and inventive way, inviting thoughtful appreciation and conversation. Vibrant depictions of flowers and butterflies add elegant texture, underlining the idea that faces are part of a larger, wondrous world. —Kirkus Reviews

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