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Shine: A Wordless Book about Love
Shine is the charming, wordless story of eight-year-old Mia, whose love and joy flow from her in beautiful, swirling color. Each day she walks through the dreary, cheerless city, but as Mia shares her love with the people she encounters, the city slowly transforms until everything around her is glowing with vibrant color.
Shine is a testament to the power one person has to change the world and influence the people around them.
Shine is a testament to the power one person has to change the world and influence the people around them.
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
40 pages, Hardcover
Published March 3, 2020
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October 25, 2022
Spreading love and bringing color into someone's life......
The stylistic illustrations are not my favorite (so I don't know if I will use it) BUT the reminder that you are a light on the hill....YES
The stylistic illustrations are not my favorite (so I don't know if I will use it) BUT the reminder that you are a light on the hill....YES
March 6, 2020
I was captivated by the uniqueness of the cover. as the word “Shine” sparkles with beautiful colors while the rest of the cover is in a gray blue shade. The first page depicts a girl kneeling by her bed with hands folded, eyes closed praying, the scripture verse from Matt 5:14 TGB “You are the light that gives light to the world. A city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden.” is on the bottom of the page.
The author writes on back cover, “Join Mian on her quest to spread love and joy in a gray, colorless world where happiness seems last….This beautiful wordless book shows that, just one person who is willing to reach out with kindness and compassion can bring light and change the world.”
I’ve heard that a picture paints a thousand words. This little book does just that as readers see young Mian full of love and joy, spill a little of that onto everyone she meets. She doesn’t have to say a thing. Notice someone with a a wave Hello. Smile. Sometimes that’s all it takes for someone to respond or feel good. It only takes a spark to get a warm fire glowing. That is what this author/illustrating team does in this beautifully illustrated book that will bring a smile to your face, and warm your heart with every page turn.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”
Nora St. Laurent
TBCN Where Book Fun Begins!
The Book Club Network blog www.psalm516.blogspot.com
The author writes on back cover, “Join Mian on her quest to spread love and joy in a gray, colorless world where happiness seems last….This beautiful wordless book shows that, just one person who is willing to reach out with kindness and compassion can bring light and change the world.”
I’ve heard that a picture paints a thousand words. This little book does just that as readers see young Mian full of love and joy, spill a little of that onto everyone she meets. She doesn’t have to say a thing. Notice someone with a a wave Hello. Smile. Sometimes that’s all it takes for someone to respond or feel good. It only takes a spark to get a warm fire glowing. That is what this author/illustrating team does in this beautifully illustrated book that will bring a smile to your face, and warm your heart with every page turn.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”
Nora St. Laurent
TBCN Where Book Fun Begins!
The Book Club Network blog www.psalm516.blogspot.com
February 1, 2022
I really enjoyed this wordless picture book. I love the illustration by Laura Bobbiesi, it really helps show the meaning of the story that colorful means happiness and love and black and grey means sad. The girl who is full of bright colors and goes into a city that is black and grey. The girl is followed by this shadow of color and gives off kindness to others and once done, it makes them colorful as well. The city is divided by a street. The sad black and grey side and the colorful happy side. Once the girl shares her love to others, they cross the street and join her! Soon the whole city is colorful. My favorite is the end where the girl is in the car and she has the bright color around her and is going into a new sad black and grey city where she will share her kindness and make the new city bright and colorful like the old one!
March 18, 2020
A interesting, unique little book that opens lots of conversations with kids!
One person has the power to change the world and no one shows that better than eight-year-old Mia. As she makes her way through a cold, grey city, she shines a little joy on people and places, giving them color along the way. As those affected by her joy begin to take on color, they continue the pattern by coloring more of the world around them.
This is an interesting concept as it is a picture book without any words. As Mia begins her day, she is happy, excited, and full of love. As she goes out each day, she spreads her love and brings color to an otherwise grey world. I really enjoyed the concept of this book and getting to explain it to my four-year-old as we flipped the pages along. There is one person in the book who refuses to accept any of Mia’s joy and stays grey. She also works against Mia by taking away other people’s joy. I’m not fully sure what she is supposed to represent. Maybe it is showing that even though you have found happiness, not everyone will accept it from you as it has to be a personal choice? Or maybe she represents someone specific? Even so, it is a book that my son loves to pick up and he even took it as his favorite book for preschool show and tell!
I received a complimentary copy of this title from the publisher. The views and opinions expressed within are my own.
One person has the power to change the world and no one shows that better than eight-year-old Mia. As she makes her way through a cold, grey city, she shines a little joy on people and places, giving them color along the way. As those affected by her joy begin to take on color, they continue the pattern by coloring more of the world around them.
This is an interesting concept as it is a picture book without any words. As Mia begins her day, she is happy, excited, and full of love. As she goes out each day, she spreads her love and brings color to an otherwise grey world. I really enjoyed the concept of this book and getting to explain it to my four-year-old as we flipped the pages along. There is one person in the book who refuses to accept any of Mia’s joy and stays grey. She also works against Mia by taking away other people’s joy. I’m not fully sure what she is supposed to represent. Maybe it is showing that even though you have found happiness, not everyone will accept it from you as it has to be a personal choice? Or maybe she represents someone specific? Even so, it is a book that my son loves to pick up and he even took it as his favorite book for preschool show and tell!
I received a complimentary copy of this title from the publisher. The views and opinions expressed within are my own.
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November 13, 2020The glittery cover sucked me in on this one!
This was interesting. There is a sour-faced woman that the little girl tries to make happy. Even offers her a rainbow scarf, which the woman refuses to take. The little girl and the other happy people she brought joy to go ahead and go off to the park and enjoy their day and the sour woman is left to be sour at the bus stop. I was trying to figure out the message of the book, maybe you can't please everyone? Or don't let other people's bad moods ruin your own day? This is a wordless picture book so it's open to interpretation.
This was interesting. There is a sour-faced woman that the little girl tries to make happy. Even offers her a rainbow scarf, which the woman refuses to take. The little girl and the other happy people she brought joy to go ahead and go off to the park and enjoy their day and the sour woman is left to be sour at the bus stop. I was trying to figure out the message of the book, maybe you can't please everyone? Or don't let other people's bad moods ruin your own day? This is a wordless picture book so it's open to interpretation.
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September 28, 2020Subject: Christian life -- Juvenile fiction.
Color -- Juvenile fiction.
Community life -- Juvenile fiction.
City and town life -- Juvenile fiction
"Mia loves to read her Bible and sing praises to God, but most of all she loves to tell her friends the good news of the Gospel. Maya brings light and color to a grey world as she spreads the Gospel around her town in this wordless book"-- Provided by publisher.
Color -- Juvenile fiction.
Community life -- Juvenile fiction.
City and town life -- Juvenile fiction
"Mia loves to read her Bible and sing praises to God, but most of all she loves to tell her friends the good news of the Gospel. Maya brings light and color to a grey world as she spreads the Gospel around her town in this wordless book"-- Provided by publisher.
May 21, 2024
As crazy as this sounds, we were confused by this wordless picture book. Were we just supposed to give up on the grumpy woman? Or were we missing something? I thought for sure it would have the predictable ending where spreading love and kindness and approaching others with empathy would end up making a difference to those who seemed most in need…but I definitely did not get that from the ending!
September 2, 2020
This is a beautiful story full of stunning illustrations. It is a good opportunity to talk to a child about why some people are gray while others are full of the color passed on from the main character. The only downside would be for those who would like the same message, but without the religious undertones.
February 26, 2020
A book without words that has an amazingly powerful message! I plan to share this book and message about love with lots of other people!! It was also beautifully illustrated.
May 28, 2020
Shine because you are a light in a world of darkness and no one can take that light from you.
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