Forever or a Day: (Children's Picture Book for Babies and Toddlers, Preschool Book) (Hardcover)

Forever or a Day: (Children's Picture Book for Babies and Toddlers, Preschool Book) By Sarah Jacoby Cover Image
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"This contemplative, almost meditative, book makes for a good read with the children in your life for whom you like to give your own time." Kirkus Reviews

Simple, profound, and truly beautiful, this imaginative book is for everyone: parents who treasure each second with their child, even the longest ones; children learning to navigate the world and its strangeness; designers and librarians looking for a lyrical story time book that leaves kids wondering. Forever or a Day is a great read for the whole family. Gather around on the couch or have some one-on-one time with this incredible story.

• Thought-provoking themes for readers of any age
• Beautiful picture book with illustrations by award-winning artist Sarah Jacoby

If you liked Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak or What Do You Do With an Idea by Kobi Yamada and Mae Besom, you'll love Forever or a Day.

This book is a great read for:
• The whole family
• Kids learning about the concept of time
• Parents
• Librarians

About the Author


Sarah Jacoby's illustrations have won awards from the Society of Illustrators (Gold Medal), Creative Quarterly, and Communication Arts. This is her first book as both author and illustrator. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Praise For…


"A stunning book, which reveals more and more beauty with every read." -Brendan Wenzel, Caldecott-Honor winning illustrator of They All Saw a Cat

"A stunning book, which reveals more and more beauty with every read." -Brendan Wenzel, Caldecott-Honor winning illustrator of They All Saw a Cat

"Sarah Jacoby's tremendous talents as an illustrator are obvious at a glance. But take some time with her words, and celebrate the arrival of a great new picture book writer." -Mac Barnett, author of the Caldecott-Honor winners Sam Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn

"Sarah Jacoby's tremendous talents as an illustrator are obvious at a glance. But take some time with her words, and celebrate the arrival of a great new picture book writer." -Mac Barnett, author of the Caldecott-Honor winners Sam Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn

"A celebration of cherished moments with loved ones is at once simple, profound, and truly beautiful."--Book Riot

"A celebration of cherished moments with loved ones is at once simple, profound, and truly beautiful."--Book Riot

"This book about time feels timeless. On each page I was transfixed by its enchanting images and poetic prose." -Lane Smith, Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Grandpa Green and It's a Book

"This book about time feels timeless. On each page I was transfixed by its enchanting images and poetic prose." -Lane Smith, Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Grandpa Green and It's a Book

"The book is quietly magical. I think I held my breath from beginning to end while I waited for your landing. It's a perfect ten. What a lovely way to express foreverness in all of its importance." -Shadra Strickland, illustrator of Loving Vs. Virginia

"The book is quietly magical. I think I held my breath from beginning to end while I waited for your landing. It's a perfect ten. What a lovely way to express foreverness in all of its importance." -Shadra Strickland, illustrator of Loving Vs. Virginia

"Children will appreciate the evocative words, the engaging artwork, and the feelings that passing time evokes, both happy and sad."-Booklist

"Children will appreciate the evocative words, the engaging artwork, and the feelings that passing time evokes, both happy and sad."-Booklist

"The point of this enchanted debut is that 'we've only got what we've got, and our time with each other is the best time!'" —NPR Best Books of the Year

"The point of this enchanted debut is that 'we've only got what we've got, and our time with each other is the best time!'" —NPR Best Books of the Year

"This is such a beautiful book. Simultaneously captures the vastness of time and space and the intimacy of the present moment with both humor and grace. Read this book with someone you love." -Corinna Luyken, creator of The Book of Mistakes

"This is such a beautiful book. Simultaneously captures the vastness of time and space and the intimacy of the present moment with both humor and grace. Read this book with someone you love." -Corinna Luyken, creator of The Book of Mistakes

"Big questions, simply put and answered. as well as they can be." - Kirkus Reviews

"Big questions, simply put and answered. as well as they can be." - Kirkus Reviews

"It's about being present and spending time together with loved ones and making meaningful moments now." --Good Reads with Ronna

"It's about being present and spending time together with loved ones and making meaningful moments now." --Good Reads with Ronna

"This contemplative, almost meditative, book makes for a good one-on-one lap-time read with the children in your life for whom you like to give your own time." --Kirkus Reviews

"This contemplative, almost meditative, book makes for a good one-on-one lap-time read with the children in your life for whom you like to give your own time." --Kirkus Reviews

"In Jacoby's elegant debut, time is both a riddle and a poem: "Perhaps it is a ghost/ it can come and go/ and you never even notice it was there," she writes. Her soft illustrations, in lovely sunrise, sunset and moonlight colors, capture both wide-open spaces and the enduring bonds of family love." - The New York Times

"In Jacoby's elegant debut, time is both a riddle and a poem: "Perhaps it is a ghost/ it can come and go/ and you never even notice it was there," she writes. Her soft illustrations, in lovely sunrise, sunset and moonlight colors, capture both wide-open spaces and the enduring bonds of family love." - The New York Times

"It's one special book that families will want to read over and over again." --Booking Mama

"It's one special book that families will want to read over and over again." --Booking Mama

"It's really two stories: one about time, and another one about love." -Publishers Weekly, starred review

"It's really two stories: one about time, and another one about love." -Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A lovely lap book, exceptionally well-suited for intergenerational sharing again and again." -School Library Journal, starred review

"A lovely lap book, exceptionally well-suited for intergenerational sharing again and again." -School Library Journal, starred review

"Poetic, mysterious, and beautifully illustrated. Unlike anything else." -Carson Ellis, Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Du Iz Tak? and Home

"Poetic, mysterious, and beautifully illustrated. Unlike anything else." -Carson Ellis, Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Du Iz Tak? and Home

Time slips through their fingers in the hours they want to last forever, time pushes them to hurry when they're late, time stretches golden with memories as they gaze pensively into the past, their children having grown without them even realizing it.

"Let's make the most of what time we have, is the theme of this thoughtful book-one that serves as a reminder to try and stay in the moment." —The Missourian

Time slips through their fingers in the hours they want to last forever, time pushes them to hurry when they're late, time stretches golden with memories as they gaze pensively into the past, their children having grown without them even realizing it.

"Let's make the most of what time we have, is the theme of this thoughtful book-one that serves as a reminder to try and stay in the moment." —The Missourian

"Forever or a Day is a timeless beauty." -Christian Robinson, New York Times best-selling and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Last Stop on Market Street

"Forever or a Day is a timeless beauty." -Christian Robinson, New York Times best-selling and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Last Stop on Market Street

"It's time the world discovers the ethereal brilliance of Sarah Jacoby." -Zachariah OHora, illustrator of the New York Times bestseller Wolfie the Bunny

"It's time the world discovers the ethereal brilliance of Sarah Jacoby." -Zachariah OHora, illustrator of the New York Times bestseller Wolfie the Bunny

"This book is a glittering, thoughtful journey into the meaning of what makes time so special." -Julia Denos, creator of Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color

"This book is a glittering, thoughtful journey into the meaning of what makes time so special." -Julia Denos, creator of Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color

"Sarah Jacoby's ethereal exploration of time rushes like a passing train, shimmers like a setting sun and allows us, just for a moment, to appreciate the beauty of standing still." - Sophie Blackall, Caldecott Medal-winning and New York Times-bestselling illustrator of Finding Winnie

"Sarah Jacoby's ethereal exploration of time rushes like a passing train, shimmers like a setting sun and allows us, just for a moment, to appreciate the beauty of standing still." - Sophie Blackall, Caldecott Medal-winning and New York Times-bestselling illustrator of Finding Winnie
Product Details
ISBN: 9781452164632
ISBN-10: 1452164630
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Publication Date: March 27th, 2018
Pages: 40
Language: English