No One But You

Douglas Wood (author)

P.J.Lynch (illustrator)

Candlewick Press, USA: April 2011

ISBN: 9781406333534

Genres: picture book

Issues: identity, learning, self-esteem

'There are so many things in the world, so many important things to be taught, to be shown... No one can discover them but you.'

This remarkable, inspirational and very beautiful book reminds the reader that life is to be cherished, every experience to be valued because each person is unique and has their own way of seeing, being, living.

Best known for Old Turtle, Douglas Wood is a writer with a deep connection to the environment; his work often reminds readers to look beyond the immediate pressures of modern life to the deeper, richer significance of being an intelligent life form on a habitable planet full of great natural wonders. P.J. Lynch's illustrations are powerfully emotive, each double-page spread capturing a child's curiosity and wonder at each new experience. Filled with children of all shapes, sizes and cultures doing things that are memorable if we allow them to be, Lynch's pictures project the hope and love that is embedded so deeply in Wood's lyrical text.

Timeless, philosophical and terribly moving, No One But You reminds all readers that life is precious, a gift not to be wasted.

Cannot be too highly recommended.