Praise for The Way I See It
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Remember when you first discovered the fun of a kaleidoscope? You tapped the tube and the whole arrangement of glass mosaics at the other end shifted! “The Way I See It” brings to life this kaleidoscopic experience.
Each situation, occasion, and fascination as perceived by two and a half year old Felix represents a jeweled mosaic in his life. Yet it is through the conversations with Grandmama (who excels in listening very carefully) that the kaleidoscope of Felix’s life is tapped. The mosaic shifts. The colors appear brighter. The stories become meaningful. And life at the other end of the mosaic tube proves to be profoundly insightful, creative, and significant.
What sets this work apart from other works that consider the child’s moral development is the brilliant fluidity through which every day ideas, values, challenges, questions, and concepts pass from the mind of a two and a half year old to the mind of a delightfully present and wise Grandma, and back again.
Erin Malloy-Hanley, Ph.D. (retired)
North Carolina StateUniversity
Multidisciplinary Studies
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Is The Way I See It, a beautiful text, narrated by an articulate and eloquent child or is it a beautiful book written by an articulate and eloquent grand-mother? To me, the book is a cross between the freshness and simplicity of St-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, and the wisdom and scope of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist.
Louise Matte, L’Ange Gardien, QC
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In The Way I See It, Geneviève Hone has written a particular kind of travel book that takes you into the warmth – not the sentimentality of fake feelings and formulaic happy endings. But to that inexplicable place of love and respect and wisdom where once lives have touched, they are changed forever.
Geneviève’s new book is indeed a friendly place to visit. It is a place to linger as she invites us into the world of mystery and wonder and delight and outrage and joy of the young Felix.
I knew instinctively and immediately that working on this book would a journey to savour, a journey to remember, one of the delights of my publishing career. And indeed that has been the case.
Kevin Burns, Editorial Director,
English Books, Novalis, Ottawa
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I am an avid reader and I can tell within a couple of pages if I have a winner or a looser in my hands. This is one of the best book I read this year. It was sheer delight to read this one. Many decades ago, Art Linkletter said that kids say the darnest things. Well, we were all kids once and we can all appreciate this fabulous book. It is so well written that I was tempted to devour it in one evening. But instead I choose to make the pleasure last and limited myself to one chapter a day. It is full of wisdom and humour. It's one of those pick-me-up books when you feel life is too frantic. My only negative comment is that it is too short and I'm looking forward to the second part.
Louise Harvey, Montreal, Canada