New picture books
I LOVE picture books. I love how the authors and illustrators can use both words and images to tell stories. I how the pictures can illicit emotional responses in ways that words can not. I love how engaged my really little kids get with a great picture book. Here are a couple of new ones to look for.
The first one is called "My Footprints" by Bao Phi. It's about Thuy, who is being teased and laughed at by kids at school. When Thuy goes home, her two moms try to help her feel better. Thuy notices different tracks in the snow and decides to create tracks from the strongest possible animal to protect herself from the bullies. Her moms offer different suggestions, including mythical animals from their own cultural backgrounds. Together they come up with a brand new animal. It's a lovely story about coming up with strategies for coping in general and specifically with bullies. The connections to different cultures is affirming and enlightening. The art work is spare but with big splashes of color that allow the magical creatures and the people an opportunity to shine. I thought this one was terrific.
Here's a wonderful trailer for the book created by the Mooresville Public Library in Mooresville, Indiana.
The first one is called "My Footprints" by Bao Phi. It's about Thuy, who is being teased and laughed at by kids at school. When Thuy goes home, her two moms try to help her feel better. Thuy notices different tracks in the snow and decides to create tracks from the strongest possible animal to protect herself from the bullies. Her moms offer different suggestions, including mythical animals from their own cultural backgrounds. Together they come up with a brand new animal. It's a lovely story about coming up with strategies for coping in general and specifically with bullies. The connections to different cultures is affirming and enlightening. The art work is spare but with big splashes of color that allow the magical creatures and the people an opportunity to shine. I thought this one was terrific.
Here's a wonderful trailer for the book created by the Mooresville Public Library in Mooresville, Indiana.
The second one comes out October 1, 2019 and I can't wait. It's called "No Room for a Pup" by Elizabeth Suneby. Mia and her mom live in an apartment in a big city and Mia's mom DOES NOT want a dog. She says they don't have room but Mia REALLY wants a dog. So she enlists the help of her grandmother, who lives close by. Mia and her grandmother come up with a plan that is similar to the folktale by Margot Zemach "It Could Always Be Worse", where the family complains that their house is too small, so their rabbi suggests bringing the farm animals into the house. The relative peace they have once the farm animals all move out again makes them realize that their house is just fine. So Mia's grandmother comes to stay for a few days with her parrot and then her grandmother's other friends ask if they can pet sit, just for a few days. Once all the other animals get there, it's pretty crazy and once they're gone, Mia's mom starts to reconsider. What's really great about this one, in addition to charming, well told story and the lovely connection between Mia and her grandmother, is the art work by Lauren Molk. The art work is so adorable and so evocative. There's a lot of loving energy in every single picture and the ending (that has no words) made me laugh out loud. I wanted to hug everyone in this story. I LOVED this book and I can't wait to put it in my school library and tell everyone to buy it.
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