Be Still;life (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781592702572)

A Brain Pickings Best Children's Book of 2018

The rambunctiously designed illustrations of bugs, plants, fruit, snails, and other aspects of the natural world are done in simple, warm, unshaded colors and black crayonlike outlines that echo and support the narrative's ingenuousness, as does the hand-lettered text. It doesn't take itself too seriously--some segments are endearingly silly, especially the asides of some of the critters voicing their opinions. What sets this book apart from so many others with the same theme of the nourishment derived from connecting with life is its infectious joy, delivered simply and sincerely.--STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

Starting from the premise that everything is alive--a feeling that is deep and immediate for many children--Be Still, Life draws the reader into a still place where everything is moving. Thought-provoking in its depiction of the relationship between stillness and motion, this is certain to engage children, slowing them down through sheer fascination and delight.

Ohara Hale is a multi-disciplinary artist. Born in Hollywood, California, she now lives in Montreal, Quebec. She works as a fine artist, illustrator, musician/singer, director, animator, voiceover actor, graphic designer, and art director. Hale shares her studio with her dog, Banana. Hale loves all creatures, including spiders and snakes

Author: Ohara Hale
ISBN-10: 1592702570
ISBN-13: 9781592702572
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Language: English
Published: 05/22/2018
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 8.30w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2018 pg. 97
Publishers Weekly 06/04/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Ohara Hale is a multi-disciplinary artist. Born in Hollywood, Hale, who spent her youth in the Midwest and formative years in Los Angeles and other parts of the universe, now lives in Montreal.
She works as a fine artist, illustrator, director, animator, voiceover actor, graphic designer and art director. Hale shares her studio with her dog, Banana, who looks like a pig and snorts like one, which is great because Hale loves pigs as much as she loves dogs.So Banana serves as a two-in-one combopet. Hale loves all creatures, including spiders and even snakes!