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Book SynopsisFrom Sam Winston, the co-creator of the Bologna Ragazzi award-winning A Child of Books, comes a thought-provoking celebration of the power of stories and written languages, and the imperative to preserve them.
Once there were many stories in the world. Some had beautiful sunsets, some lived at the bottom of the sea, and some were simply about dogs. Until one story decided that it was going to be the most important story ever. It called itself the One and started to consume every other story in existence. Soon it seemed that the One was all that was left ... or was it?
Inspired by the Endangered Alphabets project, aimed at preserving cultures by sharing their unique scripts, author-illustrator Sam Winston uses writing systems such as cuneiform, Canadian aboriginal, Egyptian hieroglyphs and ogham to illustrate this book in his signature typography-based style, using symbols and letters that have relayed the world’s stories over the centuries.
Trade ReviewA deceptively simple picture book full of intricate, fascinating detail […] a dynamic celebration of written languages and a call to preserve those under threat. -- Imogen Russell-Williams * Guardian *
Strikingly original. -- Charlotte Eyre * Bookseller *
There were and are so many stories in the world […] Their variety is endless and so are the ways of telling them so is their one or are there many? Find out in this stunning Walker Books publication. * Armadillo Magazine *
a beautiful celebration of stories in dazzling visual form. Using letters for art, Winston celebrates the languages and writing systems that have told stories for centuries. Both thought-provoking and multi-layered, with shames and colours to engage the youngest of readers. -- Emma Dunn * Scotland on Sunday *
One and Everything is a beautiful, tactile, educational, inspiring and perfect for curious minds. * The Kids Books Curator *
