Pool
by Jihyeon Lee
Buy on AmazonPool-playing legend Jeanette Lee--"the Black Widow," who wears only black during tournaments and devours her opponents--explains every aspect of playing to win, from holding the cue to performing combination, kiss, and trick shots. Lee shows wannabe winners of every level how to compete intelligently, lose gracefully, win frequently, stay focused, and achieve goals in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. This hip, engaging guide to the game is designed to turn you into the player to beat--in basements, bar leagues, local tournaments, and beyond.
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"A century and a half after Lewis Carroll plunged his Alice into a fantastical world through the looking-glass, South Korean fine artist and illustrator JiHyeon Lee offers a magnificent modern counterpart in her picture-book debut, Pool — a wordless masterpiece of space, scale, and silence converging to create an underwater world of wonder just beneath the reflective surface of ordinary life."
Best Children's Books of 2015 · themarginalian.org
"Pool by JiHyeon Lee is a gorgeous fantasy. The wordless picture book takes readers, and its two protagonists, away from an overly crowded pool to a world far below where you can frolic with wondrous sea creatures big and small. The colored pencil and pastel drawings — engaging, playful and warm — will have you roving the pages for little treasures. Since Pool is Lee’s first book, I can’t wait to see what she creates next. (For ages 3 to 5)"
NPR Books We Love — 2015 · apps.npr.org