What a sweet story. These illustrations are an interesting blend of rich color and minimalism, it is a treat.. The story feels like an old fable - its theme of patience, love, and kindness is timeless. This dreamy, surreal, and quiet story are great as a bedtime book. It may prove a bit too long for a read aloud. Additionally, this would be a great book to use with children who are learning about patterns.

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Beautiful artwork and beautiful writing.

Little Miyuki is an exuberant and lively child who has very little patience. Spring is coming ans she notices that there is a flower that has not opened. Her grandfather explains she needs to be patient, then tells her that only the purest water will help it to bloom. As there is no rain, she sets off to find this pure water. Her quest becomes a magical journey that eventually brings her back home. The illustrations are beautiful and the magic of the story is as well. I will say that I enjoyed this story, but my 3 and 6 year old grandchildren were just okay with it. They listened quietly and looked at the illustrations, but they didn't ask any questions, didn't really want to talk about the story (I wanted to as they are not the most patient children) and didn't want to hear it again. I think this would be a good book for primary students to learn about nature and patience. A good book for schools, primary classrooms and family libraries.

While a little wordy in parts, I think Patience, Miyuki is an overall fine book for the age group it's set for. I loved the unique style of artwork the most and it's what drew me to the book in the first place.

Like many young children, and some older people too, Miyuki is impatient. As she wakes on the first day of spring she wants to rush outside and see all the flowers and trees, all of nature waiting. Her grandfather knows that there is no hurry to enjoy this beauty but she can’t be convinced. When Miyuki finds one small flower among all the others, one that hasn’t yet opened into bloom, she becomes saddened. Grandfather has told her that this flower will open soon when it receives pure water. Now Miyuki has her task and goes in search of pure water for the flower, running faster and beyond her grandfather.

The tale is sweet and has both real and fairytale qualities. The illustrations are beautifully done and supplement the text perfectly. Miyuki is every child who wishes for all good things...now!

Recommended

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This is the second book I've happily reviewed about Miyuki. This time, she's impatiently waiting for the spring flowers to open. This leads her on a quest to find the purest water to encourage her flower to bloom. Each part of her quest is accompanied by full page illustrations which are breathtakingly lovely, crisp, and beautifully rendered. This is a wonderful book for children and adults alike and would make a super read-together for bedtime (or library read-along).

I'm so enamored of the clean expressive style of the artwork and the gentle lulling lyricism of the prose. This is a really lovely book.

Superlative. Five stars

Stats:
32 pages, release date 1st Oct, 2019, available in hardback format.
Author: Roxane Marie Galliez
Illustrator: Seng Soun Ratanavanh
Published by Princeton Architectural Press

This quiet story will be relatable to young readers. The artwork is beautiful and the message is important. This makes a good read aloud.

The best things in life are worth the wait. I had to laugh when I read the first page...and then the third. This book is a wonderful reminder to slow down and be patient. As a child I was always up early, ready to start the day. Waiting for surprises, like Santa and the Easter bunny was excruciating!!

It’s been many years since those days, but I still have that level of energy and excitement for life. Much of that energy is used now for finding solutions and being creative in my work - much like our protagonist, Miyuki. Just as the story’s theme reflects, the importance of remembering to slow down likely resonates with all of us. As adults we know: some things take time, great things take even more. Occasionally, I am struck with a moment of brilliance - an immediate solution to resolve a pressing issue. Most of the time, however, these ideas need to marinate for awhile and require quiet, oftentimes intense focus. Other times I almost need to forget about the problem, and effort dedicated to finding the right solution and just let the subconscious mind roll it around behind the scenes.

Yes, good things take time; Leo the lion, the ugly duckling, an author’s masterpiece. This book was a quick read, as intended for children, however the author spent many hours, weeks, and possibly months to craft this beautiful story and get the artwork just right for our reading and visual enjoyment.

5 stars for the story, 5 stars for laughter at recalling my own childhood, and 5 stars for the beautiful illustrations!

Don't we all need a little patience? Miyuki learns about being patient after rushing here and there on the first day of Spring. She needs water for her flower, which won't open if there's no water. A lovely story, beautifully illustrated and paced just right.

Gorgeous story about patience. Miyuki is just excited for the first day of spring and really wants this flower to open up and see the beautiful day. However, she is not willing to wait for the flower to do things in it's own time. Miyuki sets off on an adventure to find the purest water, this leads her to learn what patience is. That it is important to wait, stop and just sit once in a while. A lesson that some adults could listen to as well, including myself. A wonderful story and illustrations that teach children important lessons for life.
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Miyuki is so eager for the first day of spring. She doesn’t want to miss anything. But she’s really upset that one little flower hasn’t opened yet. Her grandfather tells her that it needs the purest water and a little time. Despite her grandfather’s encouragement to be patient, Miyuki heads off in search of purest water to make the flower open. But is that the best use of the first day of spring?

Miyuki learns her lesson the hard way. All her best efforts to find pure water come to naught. Maybe she’ll learn to listen to her grandfather one of these days. But it is a wonderous and beautiful world that she wanders through to learn her lesson. I love the illustrations with larger than life animals and plants, and fantastical things like origami swan boats on the river. It makes the imagination take flight. If you know a little one who needs to learn to slow down, this is a cute story on patience. Highly recommended for the imaginative and beautiful artwork. Also a good pick for those looking for spring story, or a multicultural tale as there many Japanese elements incorporated in the illustrations.

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I loved this story as it had a positive and slightly philosophical message about being patient. I also really enjoyed the beautiful illustrations.

Patience, Miyuki is the perfect book to help teach children the importance of patience and mindfulness. I loved the illustrations and the wonderful poetical approach to both the illustrations and the text. Tallies and Ratanavanh deliver a beautiful tale.

The enchanting artwork in this book make it worth the read, but it also has a lovely message about slowing down. This is a beautiful book that really transports the reader into another world. It has a lovely tone and message, and the artwork is really something else.

My rating system:

1 = hated it
2 = it was okay
3 = liked it
4 = really liked it
5 = love it, plan to purchase, and/or would buy it again if it was lost

I read a temporary digital ARC of the book for the purpose of review.

'Pazienza, Miyuki!', suggerisce il nonno, mentre Miyuki corre, si agita, si perde, scappa da una parte all'altra nella fretta di godersi una giornata che... si perde.

Meglio, dimostra il nonno, assaporare i momenti, seguirli e gustarli con i loro tempi, senza sforzi.

Un'altra perfetta fusione di concetti intelligenti, testi poetici e illustrazioni che tolgono il fiato.

Meraviglia per gli occhi e il cuore, da collezionare e coccolare con il dovuto affetto.

This is a pleasant and thought-provoking story about patience. Miyuki is a little girl who is excited about the first day of spring, but disappointed that one of her flowers has not yet bloomed. She spends her whole day rushing around and fretting about getting just the right kind of water for her flower, even though her grandfather is trying to teach her that it is ok to sit and wait for things. This is a book that will probably strike both children and adults with its simple lesson.

A sweet story that perfectly captures a child's impatience as she cannot wait for a flower to finally bloom.. What makes the book truly outstanding though are the exquisite illustrations.

In this book, we follow the adventure of little Miyuki on the first day of spring. The child is so impatient, that by wanting to rush things she will miss the typical events of this day.

The story is sweet, very poetic and his message is just as good: it is better to take the time.

The illustrations are in the image of history, poetic. I really liked the style of the illustrator, very inspired by Japanese motifs, and his characters who are tiny compared to nature. I found that this accentuated the story.

A nice reading to read to the youngest!

Wonderful story about patience! Miyuki can't wait for spring, for pure water, for a flower to open she runs in search of things to speed up spring, but everything happens in natures own good time. Littles will enjoy this little fable about Miyuki learning patience. Cute tale and wonderful illustrations.