★ “The book is reminiscent of an artist’s diary, with type that has a handwritten feel and artwork that is fully fleshed out interspersed with simple pencil sketches. A book that can create a bedtime reverie and be used for nature study is a lovely find.” -STARRED REVIEW, Booklist These facts are beautifully illustrated and complemented by multimedia paintings and drawings, rendered in plenty of exquisite blues, of people, animals, plants, and more that sustain and are sustained by rivers. Each minilesson explains facts about rivers-for example, how deltas are created, which animals are nourished by the waterways, and how ancient Greeks thought that the world was encircled by one great river. A river is a thread connecting people and places, says Grandma a journey, a home, and much more.
Grandma embroiders a tablecloth, and the girl collects flowers, when she asks, “What is a river?” The answers, one per double-page spread, explain many aspects of rivers, not only in the context of their features but also in a way that emphasizes our interconnectedness with nature. ★“The curious little girl narrator and her grandmother while away time at a riverbank in Vaicenavičienė’s dreamy look at rivers and their significance to the world, in this picture book for older readers translated from Swedish. The narrative weaves in the encyclopedic-geology and history, curious statistics about famous rivers-but fact and feeling remain entwined in the poetic." -Maria Popova, Brain Pickings ★A Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings) Loveliest Children’s Book of 2021★ " What Is a River? part prose poem and part encyclopedia, exploring the many things a river is and can be, ecologically and existentially. Along with essential facts about nature, the author-illustrator delves into the historical and emotional connections shaped by these waterways.” - Washington Post ★A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2021★ “This beautiful book, originally published in Sweden, celebrates all the ways rivers work, including as refreshment, as a home for animals and as a source of energy.
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