Hope in a Jar - by Deborah Marcero (Hardcover)

About the Book

When a flood destroys their jars filled with their hopes and dreams for the future, Llewellyn and his rabbit friends rediscover hope amidst the wreckage.

Book Synopsis

In this companion to the acclaimed and bestselling picture books In a Jar and Out of a Jar, a little bunny and his friends collect their hopes and dreams for the future in jars.

Llewellyn the bunny and his friends dream of many things. Some of their dreams are small, like learning to ice skate, visiting a friend, or acting in the school play. And some of their dreams are big, like going to the moon, or becoming a ballet dancer or a wildlife photographer. Their dreams feel so precious that the bunnies place them in jars for safekeeping. But when a storm comes and destroys their collection of jars, Llewellyn and his friends wonder: what's the point of dreaming if everything could be lost?

This timely, powerful, and beautifully illustrated story of perseverance and resilience explores setbacks, loss, and grief, and shows how--with the help of friends and loved ones--to find the strength to start again.

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Praise for Hope in a Jar

"Fans of Marcero's previous outings with Llewellyn will thoroughly enjoy this sweet, affirming tale. Her watercolor, pencil, ink, and digital illustrations are bathed in soothing blues, yellows, purples, and greens while using perspective to give the world, both big and small, a sense of profundity from any angle. A gentle look at the importance of always keeping hope alive." --Kirkus Reviews

"The gentle gradation of hues and delicate textures in Marcero's cartoon illustrations serve as approachable scaffolding on which to hang big ideas . . . A story with philosophical subject matter and a nuanced and subdued approach to it." --The Horn Book

"Marcero's spare, eloquent narrative is nicely extended through speech balloons and charming illustrations in sumptuous color, which artfully integrate the friends' activities and wishes--like Veera moongazing through a telescope alongside her jar-shaped dream of rocketing into space.
This third Llewellyn title stands on its own, highlighting how to find reassurance amid life's ups and downs and what imagination and friends can inspire." --Booklist

About the Author

Deborah Marcero is the author and illustrator of the picture book bestsellers In a Jar, which was called "stunning" in a starred review from Kirkus Reviews and "beguiling" by the Wall Street Journal, and Out of a Jar, which was an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year and was called "simultaneously simple and profound" in a starred review from School Library Journal. Learn more at deborahmarcero.com and follow her on Twitter and Instagram @deborahmarcero.