Foto do autor

Obras de Katie Yamasaki

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Sexo
female

Membros

Resenhas

Country mouse Lila welcomes her cousins from the city for a visit. Lila sometimes feels left out by Rosie and Takeo, but the cousins teach each other and learn to connect. Rosie and Takeo leave a note for Lila, inviting her to their apartment in the city.

Yamasaki's muralistic full-bleed illustrations center the child protagonists and their environment.

See also: Forever Cousins by Laurel Goodluck
 
Marcado
JennyArch | outras 3 resenhas | Nov 22, 2023 |
A yellow hand inside a green heart painted on "a plain, old wall" is a place where people stop, touch, and remember: an older sister at college, a family across the sea, an abuela who died, and - the inspiration for the story - an incarcerated mother. The handprint heart is a conduit and a connection for people who are physically separated.

From the author's note:
"The experiences of being separated from a parent due to incarceration may be hard for some readers to relate to, but on any given day, it is the reality for over five million American children.....The fact of missing a loved one is part of the human condition. The experience of being separated links us to one another."… (mais)
½
 
Marcado
JennyArch | 1 outra resenha | Nov 22, 2023 |
Placing ones hand on the one painted on the outside wall of a building is a way to feel a connection with someone who is away but important to you. That other could be family in another land, someone who is in hospital, someone away at school, or even someone incarcerated. Maintaining that connection is what is important, and Katie Yamasaki is both author and illustrator of this comforting book. She is a muralist, so her color choices and depictions are remarkable and moving.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from W. W. Norton & Company, Norton Young Readers via NetGalley. Thank you!
… (mais)
 
Marcado
jetangen4571 | 1 outra resenha | Sep 13, 2023 |
Aloving father bakes at work and at home to make a life for his child and himself.

Under a full moon, Dad wakes and walks to work. Streetlights glow as an elevated train passes, and the Rise Up Bakery beckons with its warm light. Inside, Dad works side by side through the night with racially diverse bakers of different ages, returning home in the morning. While he rests, his capable child keeps busy till it’s time to wake Dad. Together they make bread and share in small moments while waiting for the dough to rise—reading, gardening, playing dress-up and soccer. At last they enjoy the teddy-bear–shaped bread on their rooftop before Dad tucks his little one into bed. These peaceful vignettes weave a picture of love and devotion, of parenthood and childhood enjoyed to its fullest. Heartfelt painterly illustrations offer a much-needed depiction of the diversity of fathers. Here, Dad is of Asian descent with a shaved bald head, brown skin, and an abundance of tattoos. Yamasaki’s simple text is accessible to even young readers. Her author’s note also brings a new dimension to the story, as she dedicates it to families affected by incarceration and the organizations helping them to rebuild their lives. Subtle hints that incarceration is a part of the main characters’ past are in the opening, wordless spreads, showing the child reading a box of letters from Dad.(This book was reviewed digitally.)

Full of quiet moments of joy and affirmation. (Picture book. 3-7)

-Kirkus Review
… (mais)
 
Marcado
CDJLibrary | outras 5 resenhas | Jan 19, 2023 |

Listas

Prêmios

You May Also Like

Estatísticas

Obras
6
Membros
266
Popularidade
#86,736
Avaliação
4.0
Resenhas
29
ISBNs
19

Tabelas & Gráficos