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Irene Smalls

Autor(a) de Jonathan and His Mommy

20 Works 1,715 Membros 58 Críticas

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Obras por Irene Smalls

Jonathan and His Mommy (1992) 702 exemplares
Kevin and His Dad (1999) 385 exemplares
My Nana and Me (2005) 95 exemplares
Don't Say Ain't (2003) 85 exemplares
Irene and the Big, Fine Nickel (1991) 52 exemplares
My Pop Pop and Me (2006) 51 exemplares
A Strawbeater's Thanksgiving (1998) 33 exemplares
Dawn's friends (1993) 33 exemplares
Because You're Lucky (1997) 22 exemplares
Ebony Sea (1996) 20 exemplares
Dawn and the Round To-it (1994) 9 exemplares
The Alphabet Witch (1994) 7 exemplares
Beginning School (1996) 5 exemplares
Me on the Map 1 exemplar

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Conhecimento Comum

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female

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A story about fathers.
 
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B-Chad | 7 outras críticas | Jul 4, 2023 |
A story about Mothers.
 
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B-Chad | 11 outras críticas | Jul 4, 2023 |
There is something profoundly elemental going on in Smalls’s book: the capturing of a moment of unmediated joy. It’s not melodramatic, but just a Saturday in which an African-American father and son immerse themselves in each other’s company when the woman of the house is away. Putting first things first, they tidy up the house, with an unheralded sense of purpose motivating their actions: “Then we clean, clean, clean the windows,/wipe, wipe, wash them right./My dad shines in the windows’ light.” When their work is done, they head for the park for some batting practice, then to the movies where the boy gets to choose between films. After a snack, they work their way homeward, racing each other, doing a dance step or two, then “Dad takes my hand and slows down./I understand, and we slow down./It’s a long, long walk./We have a quiet talk and smile.” Smalls treats the material without pretense, leaving it guileless and thus accessible to readers. Hays’s artwork is wistful and idyllic, just as this day is for one small boy. (Picture book. 5-8)

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CDJLibrary | 7 outras críticas | Jan 24, 2023 |
Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
 
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fernandie | 2 outras críticas | Sep 15, 2022 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
20
Membros
1,715
Popularidade
#14,977
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
58
ISBN
59
Línguas
1

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