Grandma's Purple Flowers by Adjoa J. Burrowes Lee & Low Books, 2000 32 pages I've written before about the special relationship I had with my maternal grandmother, and about how devastated I was when she died, just a few months before I graduated from college. I know I was blessed to have her as long … Continue reading Grandma’s Purple Flowers
Journey
Journey By Aaron Becker Candlewick Press, 2013 40 pages Wordless picture books fascinate me. Perhaps because words are my "thing," I'm somewhat in awe of someone who can tell a story - a fully-realized, rich, deep story - without them. I didn't read (is that the right term?) wordless picture books as a kid. In … Continue reading Journey
Mama Miti
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya by Donna Jo Napoli; ill. by Kadir Nelson Simon & Schuster, 2010 40 pages I've written before about my desire to raise my daughter with a nuanced view of Africa, one that's more multi-dimensional than the depressing and patronizing portrayal in popular media. Part of what … Continue reading Mama Miti
Read Like a Girl 