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Mies van Hout is the author and illustrator of the picture books Happy, Friends, and Surprise, From 1 to 10, This is My Daddy, and others, which have been hugely popular in Europe and North America. She studied graphic design at the Arts Academy in Groningen, the Netherlands, and has worked as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer since 1989. Her distinctive paintings are cheerful and bold, and her work has been published in more than twenty countries.
Praise for If Only... STARRED REVIEW Spread after spread of exuberantly busy, beautiful life... A visual delight, this picture book offers openings for conversation about wishes, predictions, and one's own enviable strengths. -School Library Journal Starred Review STARRED REVIEW The imaginative narrative guides viewers through a series of richly colorful, dynamic collages, each showcasing a creature and its particularly enviable ability, characteristic, or situation....Originally published in the Netherlands, this radiant picture book has international appeal. -Booklist Starred Review This gentle celebration of differences also promotes an appreciation of others' strengths and quietly emphasizes relationships within the animal kingdom. A colorful introduction to the natural sciences featuring warm and inviting illustrations. -Kirkus Reviews This luminous picture book...brilliantly explores the personal - and universal - conundrum of wanting what you don't have and yearning to be someone else...If Only ... will spark reflection and an appreciation of differences. -CM Reviews Fans of bugs will delight in the many types featured in the book, and the vivid, full page illustrations bring them to life... A cute and thought-provoking read... about being content with who you are. Recommend for toddlers through elementary school aged readers. -YA Books Central
