A HUNDRED THOUSAND WELCOMES

There are almost as many ways of making someone feel welcome as there are people on our planet. To welcome another is to give that person and yourself a chance at a new connection, a new friendship, and maybe even new eyes through which to view the world.

Join a little girl and her friends as they welcome guests into their homes around the world.

Mary Lee Donovan introduces the word for welcome in twelve languages to illuminate specific traditions of hospitality while offering a universal message of hope. Illustrations by Lian Cho leap off the page and are full of rich details that will enchant young readers. A Hundred Thousand Welcomes is an irresistible choice that encourages readers to welcome others. Includes pronunciation guide, a note from the artist, a note from the author, and information about the languages featured in the book.

Mary Lee Donovan received her M.A. in Children's Literature at The Center for the Study of Children's Literature, Simmons College in 1986. In addition to being a writer, she is one of the founding directors of the Kindling Words Retreat for Children's Book Professionals (est. 1991), and an Editorial Director at Candlewick Press, where she edited Newbery Medal-winning Good Masters, Sweet Ladies: Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Robert Byrd, among several other award winning picture books. A native of western Massachusetts, Mary Lee currently resides in Littleton, Massachusetts.
Lian Cho is a graduate of the School for Visual Arts in New York City. She is a Society of Illustrators Student Finalist and received the Rhodes Family Award for achievement in illustration. She is also the illustrator of The Oboe Goes Boom Boom Boom by Colleen AF Venable. Lian Cho grew up in Taiwan and now lives in Brooklyn, New York.