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Okra Stew: A Gullah Geechee Family Celebration by Natalie Daise (review) 秋葵炖菜:嘎勒吉奇家族的庆祝活动，娜塔莉·戴斯著(评论)

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.1353/bcc.2023.a907068

Danica Ronquillo

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Between Monsters and Marvels by Alysa Wishingrad (review) 《怪物与奇迹之间》作者:艾莉莎·维辛格勒

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.1353/bcc.2023.a907118

April Spisak

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Oh, Olive! by Lian Cho (review) 哦,橄榄!作者:赵莲(评论)

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.1353/bcc.2023.a907062

Danica Ronquillo

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Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass (review) 《你的孤独之夜结束了》作者:亚当·萨斯(书评)

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.1353/bcc.2023.a907099

Wesley Jacques

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My Grandfather's Song by Phùng Nguyên Quang (review) 《我爷爷的歌》Phùng Nguyên广(评论)

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.1353/bcc.2023.a907097

Sarah Sahn

{"title":"My Grandfather's Song by Phùng Nguyên Quang (review)","authors":"Sarah Sahn","doi":"10.1353/bcc.2023.a907097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2023.a907097","url":null,"abstract":"Reviewed by: My Grandfather's Song by Phùng Nguyên Quang Sarah Sahn Quang, Phùng Nguyên My Grandfather's Song; written and illus. by Phùng Nguyên Quang and Huýnh Kim Liên. Make Me a World/Random House, 2023 Library ed. ISBN 9780593488621 $21.99 Trade ed. ISBN 9780593488614 $18.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9780593488638 $10.99 Reviewed from digital galleys R Gr. K-3 Long ago, Tí's grandfather came to the marshes and jungles of southern Vietnam to make a new home. The land was and still can be wild and full of dangers, but [End Page 67] Grandfather hears music in the cacophony of the forest: \"This song is old, Tí. We listen, and the land responds with gifts.\" The settlers take part in the song when they cut bamboo to build homes, cultivate rice in the marshes, and take only what they need from the land to survive. Even when a storm tosses their small fishing boat, Grandfather hears the song, telling a frightened Tí that \"You do not have to shout down the storm. Find its rhythm; sing with it.\" With lyrical prose and immersive, stylized art, married author-illustrator team Phùng Nguyên Quang and Huýnh Kim Liên skillfully deliver the message of living in harmony with nature. Tí and Grandfather are portrayed as small figures in sweeping landscapes, dwarfed by the tigers, turtles, fish, and birds they live alongside, making up only a small part of the perilous but beautiful natural world they inhabit. The metaphor of music sustains Tí's relationship with his grandfather (Tí's voice \"weaves into the ballad around me, part of me\") through his coming of age to take part in his community as an adult, even when his grandfather is gone. This gentle story of family and living alongside nature is a shoo-in for an eco-themed storytime, but it's equally suited to celebrating kids' relationships with their grandparents. Author's and editor's notes provide some background and thought-provoking questions to guide a discussion or challenge an independent reader. Copyright © 2023 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois","PeriodicalId":472942,"journal":{"name":"The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135275157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Slowly Slowly by Toni Yuly (review) 《慢慢地慢慢地》作者:托尼·尤里

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.1353/bcc.2023.a907122

Sarah Sahn

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Swimming Toward a Dream: Yusra Mardini's Incredible Journey from Refugee to Olympic Swimmer by Reem Faruqi (review) 游向梦想:尤斯拉·马尔迪尼从难民到奥运选手的不可思议的旅程作者:里姆·法鲁奇

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.1353/bcc.2023.a907075

Kara Forde

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If You Want to Be a Butterfly by Mu'ọ'n Thị Văn (review) 《如果你想成为一只蝴蝶》作者:慕仲仲维(书评)

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.1353/bcc.2023.a907110

Natalie Berglind

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The Knight Snacker by Valeria Wicker (review) 瓦莱里娅·柳克(Valeria Wicker)

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.1353/bcc.2023.a907116

Danica Ronquillo

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Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman (review) 《梦想的勇气:大屠杀中的希望》尼尔·舒斯特曼著(书评)

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.1353/bcc.2023.a907103

{"title":"Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman (review)","authors":"","doi":"10.1353/bcc.2023.a907103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2023.a907103","url":null,"abstract":"Reviewed by: Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman Kate Quealy-Gainer, Editor Shusterman, Neal Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust; illus. by Andrés Vera Martínez. Graphix/Scholastic, 2023 [256p] Trade ed. ISBN 9780545313476 $24.99 Paper ed. ISBN 9780545313483 $14.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9781338129403 $14.99 Reviewed from digital galleys R Gr. 8-12 Against the grim backdrop of World War II and the Holocaust, Shusterman offers a graphic novel with five tales of magic and hope, drawing inspiration from Jewish history, folklore, and culture. Sisters in hiding find escape through a magical window, but the eldest is left behind; a golem exacts revenge on the guards of Auschwitz; Baba Yaga helps Jewish resistance fighters hiding in the German woods; the staff of Moses—disguised as a curtain rod—parts the seas to help Jews fleeing Denmark; and, perhaps in the most heartbreaking tale, a gift from a grandmother gives a young girl a glimpse of the family that could have been were it not for the Holocaust. The stories' fantastical elements bring hope to tragic events that surely had little, and they work along with the specificity of the Jewish experience to allow readers to fully contemplate the humanity of the victims without being overwhelmed by the horror of it all. Martínez's art has a retro feel, calling up early comics with plentiful dialogue and onomatopoeia, and though the human figures often feel stiff, the scenes centering on the fantastic are effortlessly dynamic. Between each tale is a brief, informative spread that further explains real-world events and cultural elements that inspired the story. This is an obvious choice for history units but might also spur discussion on how processing tragedy through fiction can lead to greater understanding and empathy. Copyright © 2023 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois","PeriodicalId":472942,"journal":{"name":"The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","volume":"110 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135274327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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