Wholesale Perfect : Waka T. Brown

Hardcover | JUVENILE FICTION/Diversity & Multicultural Waka T. Brown, Yuko Jones (Illustrated by) Miki Amelia Masuda liked everything in her life to be perfect. Her room was immaculately clean. She only ate round cookies, not the broken ones. And if a stuffed animal had a tear in it, she’d discard it immediately. So when she accidentally drops and breaks her favorite teacup, she’s devastated. How can a broken teacup ever be perfect again? When Miki’s grandmother visits, she assures Miki that all will be okay. Days later, Obaachan presents Miki with the fixed teacup. But it’s not perfect! Each crack is highlighted by a gold streak of paint—almost as if to show off the imperfections! What follows is one girl’s journey to understanding that life isn’t always perfect. Through the art of kintsugi, Waka and Yuko show readers—and Miki—that rips, cracks, and tears have their own stories to tell, ones that are beautiful and meaningful in their own way.