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Sensitive, tender, and gorgeously illustrated. -Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Inspired by a famous story of Franz Kafka, European artist Bernadette Watts reimagines the legend of this literary figure and the letters he writes to comfort a young girl who has lost her doll. Nothing is lost if it remains alive in our hearts!

While strolling through the park, Franz Kafka hears the cry of a young girl named Saskia sitting with her mother. When Franz learns that the child has lost her beloved doll, Christiana, Franz reassures her that her doll is traveling the world. Upon their next fortuitous meetings, Franz presents Saskia and her mother with postcards from the lost doll—one from Paris, another from Venice, and finally one from Egypt. When Saskia insists that her doll Christiana come home from her travels, Franz is distraught until he finds a vintage doll in a secondhand shop. Saskia is skeptical—the doll looks old. But when Franz reminds he

Wish You Were Here Postcards from Franz Kafka

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Sensitive, tender, and gorgeously illustrated. -Kirkus Reviews, starred review Inspired by a famous story of Franz Kafka, European artist Bernadette... Read more

    Publisher: North-South Books
    Publication Date: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780735845565, 978-0735845565
    ISBN10: 0735845565

    Children & Teen , Baby, Toddler & Pre-School

    Description

    Sensitive, tender, and gorgeously illustrated. -Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    Inspired by a famous story of Franz Kafka, European artist Bernadette Watts reimagines the legend of this literary figure and the letters he writes to comfort a young girl who has lost her doll. Nothing is lost if it remains alive in our hearts!

    While strolling through the park, Franz Kafka hears the cry of a young girl named Saskia sitting with her mother. When Franz learns that the child has lost her beloved doll, Christiana, Franz reassures her that her doll is traveling the world. Upon their next fortuitous meetings, Franz presents Saskia and her mother with postcards from the lost doll—one from Paris, another from Venice, and finally one from Egypt. When Saskia insists that her doll Christiana come home from her travels, Franz is distraught until he finds a vintage doll in a secondhand shop. Saskia is skeptical—the doll looks old. But when Franz reminds he

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