I Hate Everyone - Hardcover

Danis, Naomi; Arribas, Cinta

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576878740 ISBN 13: 9781576878743

Publisher: Pow!, 2018

Synopsis

I Hate Everyone'. In our worst moods, it's a phrase you just want to shout out loud, even if deep down, you don't really mean it. St a birthday party, the disgruntled first-person narration portrays the confusing, often contradictory feelings that can sometimes make it impossible to be nice - particularly when what you might need most is for someone to be nice to you. A gorgeous, poetic contemplation, sure to elicit a reaction from readers. A worthy successor to Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible No-Good Very Bad Day.

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Review:

"The book reads like a version of Whitman's barbaric yawp...wildly alive....The way she grasps at and... rejects love...is universal and timeless. Tolstoy was after this realization, too, and it took him 1,000 pages" -The New York Times Book Review

It's the young narrator's birthday, and she is a hot mess of emotions: "I hate you. Don't sing! Take off the silly hats. Stop smiling. Stop laughing." She insists that no one look at her--then dumps a bowl of snacks on her head to get attention. She complains about the sound of popping balloons, and then pops them herself. What's wrong? Aside from a hit of existential dread ("How old am I now? I am always too little. Unless I am too big"), she doesn't know--and Danis (Walk with Me) wisely withholds an explanation from readers, who have undoubtedly experienced similar Sturm und Drang. Arribas's stylish illustrations combine big solid shapes with thick, markerlike textures and tones and overlays (sometimes off-register) of reds and blues on crisp white fields. The bold, sophisticated artwork captures a child's sensibility and authentic rage, while at the same time reassuring readers there will be a light at the end of the tunnel. And sure enough, an adult intervenes, the girl realizes the contradictory nature of her own feelings ("Somehow even while I am busy hating you... Deep down... I love you!") and she's ready to hear everyone sing "Happy Birthday." -Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Naomi Danis is the managing editor of Lilith magazine, independent, Jewish, and frankly feminist. I Hate Everyone is her fourth book for young children. For this one, she asks, "Did you ever wish someone would go away and leave you alone, and then change your mind?" When she is not busy enjoying herself in spite of herself at birthday parties, and napping on airplanes and trains as a long-distance grandmother, she can often be found preparing meals for herself, her family, and friends in her Forest Hills, New York kitchen, and composting in her garden. She loves leftovers, is an absolute beginner at ballet, and is learning to worry less about surprises.

Based in Madrid, Cinta Arribas is a frequent contributor to Flow magazine and The Debrief, among others. In addition to her editorial work, she had created illustrations for a number of children's books, from a coloring book to a recipe book, and her work has been featured in several anthologies. Coco ¿dónde estás? was her first full-length picture book, which she wrote and illustrated, and which was published in Spain and the United States. Her work is colorful and expressive; it has a subtle sense of humor that reminds us life should always be a little fun. Her pieces are delicate scenes in which everyday life is combined with irreverence to create a tender and, at times, disturbing universe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pow!
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1576878740
• ISBN 13: 9781576878743
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32