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From the stars in the sky to the fish in the sea

Available Formats:

  • Accessibility:
    • Described images
    Publisher:
    Arsenal Pulp Press, 2017
  • Print Braille format available.
    Publisher:
    Vision Impaired Resource Network, 2020
    Note: You can request this braille book through your public library. Public libraries anywhere in Canada may borrow this book by contacting the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

Details:

  • Author: Thom, Kai Cheng
    Contributor: Li, Wai-Yant; Ching, Kai Yun
    Date:
    Created
    2017
    Summary:

    A magical gender variant child brings transformation and change to the world around them thanks to their mother's enduring love. In the magical time between night and day, when both the sun and the moon are in the sky, a child is born in a little blue house on a hill. And Miu Lan is not just any child, but one who can change into any shape they can imagine. The only problem is they can't decide what to be: a boy or a girl? A bird or a fish? A flower or a shooting star? At school, though, they must endure inquisitive looks and difficult questions from the other children, and have trouble finding friends who will accept them for who they are. But they find comfort in the loving arms of their mother, who always offers them the same loving refrain: "whatever you dream of / i believe you can be / from the stars in the sky to the fish in the sea. In this captivating, beautifully imagined picture book about gender, identity, and the acceptance of the differences between us, Miu Lan faces many questions about who.

    Original Publisher: Vancouver, Arsenal Pulp Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 1551527103, 9781551527109, 9781551527093