With the intentions of creating a moving bedtime story, award winning author, Patricia MacLachlan and illustrator Elizabeth Zunon created Lala Salama: A Tanzanian Lullaby. Despite their initial intention, I see this story as an excellent way to compare daily life in Tanzania to a … [Read more...]
Multicultural Picture Books- An Italian Immigrant’s Dream
Many immigrants have come to America to fulfill their dreams. Dream Something Big: The Story of the Watts Towers by Dianna Hutts Aston and illustrated by Susan L. Roth (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2011) retells the story of one notable Italian immigrant, Simon Rodia. … [Read more...]
Multicultural Picture Book- Havana to New York City
People often migrate to other places as a direct result of political turmoil. Some picture books like Good-bye, Havana! Hola New York! (Simon and Schuster, 2011) recall such moments. This book is set in 1960 when Cubans were responding to Castro's dictatorship. Edie Colon uses … [Read more...]
Multicultural Book- From El Salvador to the US
René Colato Laínez uses his personal immigration story to create an authentic multicultural picture book that focuses on the migration of El Salvadorans to the US. My Shoes and I (Boyd Mills Press, 2010) is told from the perspective of a young boy who is traveling with his dad … [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...]
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