When a storm sweeps Emis beloved stuffed fox away from their mountain home, he ends up tattered and alone on a distant shore. A kind old man finds the fox and gives it to his granddaughter, Kiko. As she recovers from an injury of her own, Kiko mends the fox lovingly with golden thread.
As the seasons pass, Kiko cares for the fox as her own. But after discovering his origins, she sets out, with her grandfathers help, to bring the fox back to its original home. Once together, Emi and Kiko piece together the foxs journey and find delight in their newly forged connections.
Golden Threadsis inspired by the Japanese art form of
kintsugi, or golden joinery, where broken pottery is repaired with resin painted gold.
Kintsugivalues repairing, rather than replacing, believing that the cracks give the broken item its story. This book is also a warm celebration of
wabi-sabi, the Japanese idea that there is beauty in things that may be incomplete or imperfect.CN
- New fromNew York TimesNotable honoree Suzanne Del Rizzo, the critically acclaimed author ofMy Beautiful Birdsand illustrator ofSun Dog
- Inspired by the Japanese art form ofkintsugi, or golden joinery, and the ancient philosophy ofwabi-sabi, finding beauty in imperfect things. An authors note explains more about these ideas
- Mixed-media illustrations use fabric and golden threads
When a storm sweeps Emis beloved stuffed fox away from their mountainhome, he ends up tattered and alone on a distant shore. A kind old manfinds the fox and gives it to his granddaughter, Kiko. As she recoversfrom an injury of her own, Kiko mends the fox lovingly with goldenthread.
As the seasons pass, Kiko cares for the fox as her own. But afterdiscovering his origins, she sets out, with her grandfathers help, tobring the fox back to its original home. Once together, Emi and Kikopiece together the foxs journey and find delighl3%
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