I Can't Wait

By Serge Bloch and Davide Calì

Book Overview

With a length of brilliant red thread, Serge Bloch weaves the eloquent tale that is life's journey. As various as the tree in Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree , the thread represents the emotional bond between husband and wife, the bit of color on a bleak day, the bow in her hair, the wave good-bye. It pushes and pulls, it gets tangled and taut, it embraces and secures, it gets yanked, rent, and lets go. All the momentous events and the heart of ordinary life--the joy, the sadness--are captured in 150 words and 25 two-page illustrations, executed in simple black lines and red embroidery thread. This virtuoso performance by an award-wining artist and his collaborator--both masters of the minimal--is at once profound, witty, warm, and wise. This is a gift book for any occasion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579652972
• ISBN13: 9781579652975
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Artisan Publishers
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 4.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent, but not for children

I also have 'The Enemy, A Fable of Peace and Understanding' by the same Author and although he produces picture books, they are certainly not for children. His simplistic views are sweet and make you think about the world differently - perhaps appreciate it more. I really enjoy them... but my partner did not - so as with everything in life - it is for some and not for others! His books were recommended for me as they were seen as similar to 'The Little Prince'. If you like that, you will like this.

One of the best

It's amazing how a simple book with two colors, stick figures and a few words hits all of the up's and down's of a relationship. This was a gift from my husband and brought tears to eyes of everyone in the room. It's great as a gift or a reminder about why somebody is special.