Elizabeth’s Constellation Quilt

A Picture Book by Olivia Fu

A beautiful and heart-warming story about a child’s love for a parent and a sense of wonderment about the stars. Elizabeth, a little girl mouse, wants to be a sailor like her father, but she has trouble learning the stars for navigation. Then her mother makes her a quilt of the constellations, and before long Elizabeth uses her new knowledge to find her missing father. This charming story of family love introduces the idea of families looking together at the night sky.

The book provides children an introduction to the concepts of stars being used as navigational aides; star, constellation and navigation lessons may accompany the use of this book in a classroom environment.

We highly recommend this book as a read-together book between parents and children, just before bedtime.

Book Details:

JUVENILE FICTION – AGE 4-7

32 PAGES, 9 X 7

FORMATS: HARDCOVER PICTURE BOOK

HARDCOVER PICTURE BOOK, $16.99 (US $16.99) (CA $19.99)

PUBLICATION DATE: JUNE 2015

ISBN 9780990782919

RIGHTS: WOR

ESTIMATED RELEASE: JUNE 2015

About the Author:

Olivia Fu is a painter, illustrator, and Teaching Artist. She earned her BFA in painting from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She currently teaches mural painting for nonprofit public art organization, Groundswell and New York history through art for the New York Historical Society Museum. She has taught grades K-12 and is deeply committed to developing accessible and engaging lessons, whether that be in a gallery or classroom setting. In the past, Fu’s mission as an artist was advocacy. Her paintings focused on historical and current events that were personally significant to her, however her experiences teaching have affected her artistic process. While she continues her passion for raising awareness in her murals, she is currently breaking into the field of children’s book writing and illustration. Fu uses storytelling when teaching and believes that stories incite meaningful experiences. She is interested in communicating larger themes and life lessons for a younger audience, in her children’s books.