Islandborn
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Description
A Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration
Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else.
Hers was a school of faraway places.
When Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember The Island—she left when she was just a baby. But with the help of her family and friends, and their memories—joyous, fantastical, heartbreaking, and frightening—Lola's imagination takes her on an extraordinary journey back to The Island. As she draws closer to the heart of her family's story, Lola comes to understand the truth of her abuela's words: “Just because you don't remember a place doesn't mean it's not in you.”
Gloriously illustrated and lyrically written, Islandborn is a celebration of creativity, diversity, and our imagination's boundless ability to connect us—to our families, to our past, and to ourselves.
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I loved this book. Even though Lola has never visited The Island, the adults around her help her to paint a picture of it, and to visualise life far away. From "Sleep Dancing" to "Rainbow People" and "Beach Poetry," this picture books shows with the help of a lot of colourful illustrations the beauty of life. The entire community helps Lola, and not all their memories are positive. This is a great book for schools and libraries to own.
Description
A Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration
Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else.
Hers was a school of faraway places.
When Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember The Island—she left when she was just a baby. But with the help of her family and friends, and their memories—joyous, fantastical, heartbreaking, and frightening—Lola's imagination takes her on an extraordinary journey back to The Island. As she draws closer to the heart of her family's story, Lola comes to understand the truth of her abuela's words: “Just because you don't remember a place doesn't mean it's not in you.”
Gloriously illustrated and lyrically written, Islandborn is a celebration of creativity, diversity, and our imagination's boundless ability to connect us—to our families, to our past, and to ourselves.
Book Information
Posts
I loved this book. Even though Lola has never visited The Island, the adults around her help her to paint a picture of it, and to visualise life far away. From "Sleep Dancing" to "Rainbow People" and "Beach Poetry," this picture books shows with the help of a lot of colourful illustrations the beauty of life. The entire community helps Lola, and not all their memories are positive. This is a great book for schools and libraries to own.