Our trip to Bath, England was not complete until we took a tour of the Roman Baths. … [Read more...]
Ghost Hands- Multicultural Picture Book Set in Patagonia
Award winning author, T.A. Barron teamed up with illustrator, William Low, to create an intriguing picture book that occurs in South America's Patagonia region. The unexplainable occurrence of 890 painted hands and one left foot on the walls of a sheltered cave is the starting … [Read more...]
The House Baba Built- A Chinese Memoir in Picture Book Format
Caldecott medalist, Ed Young uses both his memories and his artistic talent to create The House Baba Built. This memoir, written in picture book format, focuses on Ed's childhood home in Shanghai during the 1930s and 1940s. The effects of the Depression and World War II are seen … [Read more...]
Goyangi Means Cat- Multicultural Picture Book Focusing on Korea and International Adoption
Immigrants to a new country face multiple challenges. The picture book, Goyangi Means Cat (written by Christine McDonnell and illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, Penguin Group, 2011), takes this theme one step further by telling a story in the third person about a … [Read more...]
Your Moon, My Moon: Multicultural Picture Book With an Intergenerational Relationship
Another picture book that touches on the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is Your Moon, My Moon by Newbery Award Winner, Patricia Maclachlan, and illustrated by Caldecott honor recipient, Bryan Collier; Simon and Schuster 2011). This story is told through … [Read more...]
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