{"product_id":"three-pieces-of-broken-glass-a-picture-book-9781419778728","title":"Three Pieces of Broken Glass: A Picture Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvocative and soul-stirring, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree Pieces of Broken Glass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e--based on the personal history of author Emily Barth Isler and featuring incandescent illustrations by Vesper Stampe--explores how we must seek to find beauty and strength in even the darkest, most broken times.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree pieces of broken glass sit on Grandma Inge's windowsill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven though they are small, sharp, and jagged, the light shines through them, casting beautiful rainbows on the wall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Inge's great-granddaughter asks why Inge has kept these shards, she learns decades-old stories from her great-grandmother's life--from the joy of glass breaking at her wedding to harrowing reminders of smashed windows during Kristallnacht. And she comes to understand why we hold onto our memories both happy and sad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom award-winning creators Emily Barth Isler and Vesper Stamper, this inspiring and moving story shows what it means to see the world in a hopeful light, even when it is broken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Barth Isler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.11h x 8.91w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419778728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/07\/2025 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Barth Isler\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of the middle grade novels \u003ci\u003eAfterMath\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Sound\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAllure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eO Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKveller\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Today.com, and more. As the cofounder of the Burbank Book Festival in Southern California, Isler loves providing opportunities for all kinds of stories to be heard. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two kids. \u003cb\u003eVesper Stamper\u003c\/b\u003e writes and illustrates books that tell stories of broken things being put back together. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Night Sings\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Sydney Taylor Book Award winner, a National Book Award nominee, and a National Jewish Book Award finalist. She and her husband, Ben Stamper, have all sorts of artistic escapades near New York City, where Vesper teaches illustration at the School of Visual Arts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Emily Barth Isler \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47858850955421,"sku":"9781419778728","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_82448b94-b509-4b2d-9373-d9ff1334f9d1.jpg?v=1776861982","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/three-pieces-of-broken-glass-a-picture-book-9781419778728","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}