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A stunning book that is hard to describe other than to say it just needs to be read to experience its brilliance and emotional resonance. It’s a book written and illustrated with love and gravitas that honors family, ancestry, and imagination. I’m already putting this on my Mock Caldecott list for 2023.
Inspired by THE PEOPLE COULD FLY (Hamilton, 1993), Woodson applies the lessons taught in that book to children's everyday lives. When they quarrel with their siblings, are bored, or not being welcomed in their new neighborhood, they simply fly above it. What a wise grandmother! The illustrations are delightful.
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Rounded up for the Author Note at the end thanking Virginia Hamilton for giving her "storytelling wings."
"Sometimes the first step toward change is closing our eyes. taking a breath, and imagining a different way."
A brother and sister use their "beautiful and brilliant minds" at their Grandmother's request to overcome boredom, anger...
Think this would be more appropriate on the 6-9 Capitol Choices list. ...more
"Sometimes the first step toward change is closing our eyes. taking a breath, and imagining a different way."
A brother and sister use their "beautiful and brilliant minds" at their Grandmother's request to overcome boredom, anger...
Think this would be more appropriate on the 6-9 Capitol Choices list. ...more
USing Virginia Hamilton's "The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales", Ms. Woodson teaches kids to close their eyes and lift up and fly to different places; just like their enslaved ancestors did.
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Absolutely beautiful, words and illustrations.
I adore this author and illustrator! This book is about learning to use your imagination and creativity to "fly" in solving problems, finding resilience, and utilizing creativity. The book is quite abstract for children and may require some discussion in order for its true meaning to be fully realized.
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