{"product_id":"perfect-9780063280229","title":"Perfect","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Bank Street Best Book of the Year * Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Book of the Year * CCBC Choices Title * \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Waka T. Brown and artist Yuko Jones join forces for this picture book about a young girl who learns to appreciate life's imperfections when her grandmother teachers her about the Japanese art form kintsugi.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiki Amelia Masuda liked everything in her life to be perfect. Her room was immaculately clean. She only ate round cookies, not the broken ones. And if a stuffed animal had a tear in it, she couldn't bear to look at it. So when she accidentally drops and breaks her favorite teacup, she's devastated. How can a broken teacup ever be perfect again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDays later, Miki's grandmother, Obaachan, presents Miki with the fixed teacup. But it's not perfect! Each crack is highlighted by a gold streak of paint--almost as if to \u003cem\u003eshow off\u003c\/em\u003e the imperfections!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is one girl's journey to understanding that life isn't always perfect. Through the art of kintsugi, Waka and Yuko show readers--and Miki--that rips, cracks, and tears have their own stories to tell, ones that are meaningful in their own way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Waka T. Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quill Tree Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 9.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063280229","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44148191232045,"sku":"9780063280229","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_6d175733-e05d-4f71-9021-e879c3552b47.jpg?v=1757216885","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/perfect-9780063280229","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}