AGE: 3-6
There’s nothing scarier than getting lost and being alone. And
that’s what happened to one pink glove that fell out of the pocket of a little
girl who was on her way to pre-school. The artist Hanoch Piven helps the pink
glove, and shows us that the plain old world around us is full of opportunities
for creativity, if we only know how to look and to pay attention. So, the glove
complies with the wishes of different animals: The duck wants her to be a
cockscomb, so he can masquerade as a rooster, a buck with only one antler wants
her to be his other one, and she even helps a cow to suckle her calf. But the
glove still misses her twin and the little girl who lost her. Full of energy
and confidence in her own abilities, she decides to set out on a journey to
find them.
Illustrations: Hanoch Piven
ENGLISH TRANSLATION AVAILABLE (for publishers only).
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Books
by Hanoch Piven are always a celebration of creativity, color and surprises
small and large. This time too, the artist, best known for his collages of
everyday objects, does not disappoint, and the carnival begins right on the
first page … It is so refreshing to see so creative an artist and a writer who
succeeds in combining an original story with original art that both children
and adults will love.
Meira Barnea Goldberg, Mako
An enchanted allegory … The pattern
presented in this story is familiar from many other children’s books, it is the
unique content that gives this work its strength… The representations that we
have become accustomed to seeing in our world and in children’s books are
presented in a different, innovative and refreshing manner by Piven, and
thereby he challenges the creative thinking of his readers … Pure enjoyment is
assured for readers, both young and old.
Shai Rudin, Literary Blog