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The Journey of Searching
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- Categories:Growing Up & Facts of Life Picture Books
- Language:Simplified Ch.
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- Pages:56
- Retail Price:13.00 SGD
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- Publication Place:Singapore
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- Text Color:Full color
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Feature
★Known as “Singapore’s Jimmy Liao”, the renowned picture book author Ah Guo’s dreamy work, a beautiful picture book suitable for all ages.
★This book had won the “Singapore Book Award” for Best Children’s Book!
★Simplified Chinese rights for Chinese Mainland and Thai rights have been sold.
★The masterpiece of Singapore’s picture book master Ah Guo, it guides you to find the richness and tranquility within your heart; helping children learn to observe the beauty in life and to listen and share.
★It tells the story of a lonely little boy searching for how to “not be lonely”. The entire picture book builds a world full of philosophical contemplation with its vibrant illustrations and delicate text.
★The exquisite combination of art and text, with concise words and rich images, leads children to positively perceive the world, feel it, discover the beauty in life, and subtly inspires their aesthetic education.
（English sample available）
★This book had won the “Singapore Book Award” for Best Children’s Book!
★Simplified Chinese rights for Chinese Mainland and Thai rights have been sold.
★The masterpiece of Singapore’s picture book master Ah Guo, it guides you to find the richness and tranquility within your heart; helping children learn to observe the beauty in life and to listen and share.
★It tells the story of a lonely little boy searching for how to “not be lonely”. The entire picture book builds a world full of philosophical contemplation with its vibrant illustrations and delicate text.
★The exquisite combination of art and text, with concise words and rich images, leads children to positively perceive the world, feel it, discover the beauty in life, and subtly inspires their aesthetic education.
（English sample available）
Description
Searching is a journey that requires us to step out. In the story, the protagonist embarks on a quest to find a way to “not be lonely”, venturing into the mountains, where he discovers many things. These may not be tangible items, but rather the small, the eternal, freedom, slowness, trust, tranquility, the singing of the mountains, and the waltz of the water—they are insights, moods, and an understanding of one’s own life circumstances. Although abstract, when you realize the insignificance of humans and the eternity of the universe, you can observe the world around you more closely; when you breathe in slowness and calm, you can slow down your hurried pace and restore the rhythm that life should have.
Being in the midst of natural beauty offers us more than just a sigh or a sentiment. If you are willing to give yourself more time and look inward, you may feel a greater harmony with the world and a closer connection to your inner self.
Through this search, the author leads readers into a vibrant pastoral world. Look closely at these pictures—golden trees, a ground covered in fallen leaves. What season is it? It can represent melancholy or the rest after a harvest. Regardless, it is time to start anew. Waiting at a rural bus stop, not knowing when the next bus will come, why not venture into the mountains and immediately discover new scenery?
Through the author’s brush, we encounter towering trees, colorful ponds, white clouds in the blue sky, a world of dandelions, rainy mountains, lush fields, and a sky full of colorful sunset clouds, a small town shrouded in moonlight... If you are willing to take a moment to pause in these images and let your imagination soar, time might just be like the hourglass the story’s protagonist holds, completing a short cycle, but your mood, with the change of colors in the pictures, experiences the ups and downs of a day from morning to night. Yes, colors can be moods, and they are like our life's journey—cyan, red, blue, green, each stage has its own beauty.
Everyone has their own “journey of searching”. This book is a key that opens the door to imagination. After reading this fantastical story, children will learn to face life’s setbacks correctly and understand that life is a collection of beauty.
It is a work completed by the author during their residency at the Wonju Land Culture Museum in South Korea. The illustrations in the book are inspired by the surroundings of the Land Culture Museum.
Being in the midst of natural beauty offers us more than just a sigh or a sentiment. If you are willing to give yourself more time and look inward, you may feel a greater harmony with the world and a closer connection to your inner self.
Through this search, the author leads readers into a vibrant pastoral world. Look closely at these pictures—golden trees, a ground covered in fallen leaves. What season is it? It can represent melancholy or the rest after a harvest. Regardless, it is time to start anew. Waiting at a rural bus stop, not knowing when the next bus will come, why not venture into the mountains and immediately discover new scenery?
Through the author’s brush, we encounter towering trees, colorful ponds, white clouds in the blue sky, a world of dandelions, rainy mountains, lush fields, and a sky full of colorful sunset clouds, a small town shrouded in moonlight... If you are willing to take a moment to pause in these images and let your imagination soar, time might just be like the hourglass the story’s protagonist holds, completing a short cycle, but your mood, with the change of colors in the pictures, experiences the ups and downs of a day from morning to night. Yes, colors can be moods, and they are like our life's journey—cyan, red, blue, green, each stage has its own beauty.
Everyone has their own “journey of searching”. This book is a key that opens the door to imagination. After reading this fantastical story, children will learn to face life’s setbacks correctly and understand that life is a collection of beauty.
It is a work completed by the author during their residency at the Wonju Land Culture Museum in South Korea. The illustrations in the book are inspired by the surroundings of the Land Culture Museum.
Author
Ah Guo,
Whose real name is Li Gaofeng, is a well-known picture book author from Singapore, known as “Singapore’s Jimmy Liao”.
He graduated from the Chinese Department of the National University of Singapore and obtained a diploma in translation from the Nanyang Technological University. He then went to the Cambridge School of Art in the UK to pursue a master’s degree in children’s book illustration. He is currently a part-time lecturer in the humanities at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore and a columnist for the supplement section of Lianhe Zaobao.
Since 2010, he has been actively involved in the creation and promotion of picture books in Singapore. He has published nearly 20 picture books and collections in Singapore and has held five art exhibitions. His picture book Journey of Searching won the Best Children’s Book award at the 2016 Singapore Book Awards, and his collection of text and illustrations, “As Promised, We Shall Meet Again”, was also selected for the 2016 Lianhe Zaobao Book Selection List.
Ah Guo’s work style combines the essence of urban life with a touch of natural fantasy, creating a warm and quiet healing atmosphere that brings warmth and emotion to people. His illustrations are gentle, melancholic, and filled with subtle philosophical thoughts, allowing people to feel the beauty of life.
Ah Guo enjoys writing and creating text and illustrations to share the joy of beauty with readers. He believes that dreams are the beginning of everything, and life has momentum because of dreams, so he will continue to weave beautiful dreams. Ah Guo sees himself as an impractical dream weaver, and his illustrations always give people a very dreamy feeling, hoping that his illustrations are scenes of beautiful, warm, tranquil, peaceful, and happy dreams.
With his unique artistic style and profound emotional expression, Ah Guo has a place in the picture book world in Singapore and even Asia. His works are not only loved by children but also touch the hearts of adult readers.
Whose real name is Li Gaofeng, is a well-known picture book author from Singapore, known as “Singapore’s Jimmy Liao”.
He graduated from the Chinese Department of the National University of Singapore and obtained a diploma in translation from the Nanyang Technological University. He then went to the Cambridge School of Art in the UK to pursue a master’s degree in children’s book illustration. He is currently a part-time lecturer in the humanities at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore and a columnist for the supplement section of Lianhe Zaobao.
Since 2010, he has been actively involved in the creation and promotion of picture books in Singapore. He has published nearly 20 picture books and collections in Singapore and has held five art exhibitions. His picture book Journey of Searching won the Best Children’s Book award at the 2016 Singapore Book Awards, and his collection of text and illustrations, “As Promised, We Shall Meet Again”, was also selected for the 2016 Lianhe Zaobao Book Selection List.
Ah Guo’s work style combines the essence of urban life with a touch of natural fantasy, creating a warm and quiet healing atmosphere that brings warmth and emotion to people. His illustrations are gentle, melancholic, and filled with subtle philosophical thoughts, allowing people to feel the beauty of life.
Ah Guo enjoys writing and creating text and illustrations to share the joy of beauty with readers. He believes that dreams are the beginning of everything, and life has momentum because of dreams, so he will continue to weave beautiful dreams. Ah Guo sees himself as an impractical dream weaver, and his illustrations always give people a very dreamy feeling, hoping that his illustrations are scenes of beautiful, warm, tranquil, peaceful, and happy dreams.
With his unique artistic style and profound emotional expression, Ah Guo has a place in the picture book world in Singapore and even Asia. His works are not only loved by children but also touch the hearts of adult readers.
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