Marisabina Russo
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Marisabina Russo is a children's book author and illustrator. She has written and illustrated over twenty books for children and young adults. Her most notable books include The Line Up Book (winner of the IRA Children¿s Book Award) and Always Remember Me (an ALA Notable Book). She was born in New vis mere York, New York and graduated from Mount Holyoke College with BA in Studio Art in 1971. She began her career as a freelance illustrator. Her work appeared frequently in The New Yorker and included several covers. She then went on to illustrate a book of poetry for children, Vacation Time by Nikki Giovanni. She started publishing her own stories with Greenwillow Books in 1986. Russo¿s books come from her childhood memories and her experiences as a mother. Her illustrations, painted in gouache, are colorful and two-dimensional, reminiscent of folk art. Ms. Russo has also written young adult novels. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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- Mount Holyoke College (BA, Studio Art, 1971)
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- Marisabina Russo, née Stark, was born in New York City and grew up in Queens. She knew she wanted to be an artist from an early age. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a BA in Studio Art in 1971, and began her career as a freelance illustrator. Her work appeared frequently in The New Yorker and included several covers. She then went on to illustrate a book of poetry for children, Vacation Time by Nikki Giovanni. She started publishing her own stories in 1986. To date, she has written and illustrated more than 20 books for children and young adults.
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A Very Big Bunny af Marisabina Russo
The bunny's name is Amelia!
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Spanning ten years (1957-1967), with some older stories and memories plus an epilogue, Marisabina relates her story of growing up Catholic in a Jewish family in Queens. She was raised by her mother, who fought with partisans in Italy during WWII; her two older brothers are already off at college, and her father lives in Geneva and shows little interest in her, aside from cards and presents on her birthday and Christmas. Mariasabina navigates a change in schools (from Catholic to public), neighborhood friendships, and a new stepfather, and tries to make sense of her religion and her family history. One aunt and a grandmother survived concentration camps; other family members died during the war. By the time she leaves for Mount Holyoke College, she's ready to live her life out from under her mother's controlling influence, but she has a better understanding of what her family endured.
See also: Roz Chast, Art Spiegelman
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There was a hierarchy of suffering in my family, and I was clearly at the bottom. (45)
It was possible my mother was wrong. Why were there so many religions if there was only one heaven? (96)
Why did I have to be grateful for things I didn't even like? It wasn't my fault that I was born after the war. If I told my mother...she'd just find some other war trauma to compare it with, and then my problems would seem about as important as the crumbs on the table. (139)
My big brothers had finished growing up while I was still right in the middle of it. (153)
If God was truly as merciful and just as the nuns and priests said, why had he let any of that stuff happen? Maybe Tante Anny was right when she said God wasn't listening? (164)
For my mother, sensitivity was the worst character flaw of all. (170)
...how to you quantify suffering? (re: German reparations, 188)… (mere)
Spanning ten years (1957-1967), with some older stories and memories plus an epilogue, Marisabina relates her story of growing up Catholic in a Jewish family in Queens. She was raised by her mother, who fought with partisans in Italy during WWII; her two older brothers are already off at college, and her father lives in Geneva and shows little interest in her, aside from cards and presents on her birthday and Christmas. Mariasabina navigates a change in schools (from Catholic to public), neighborhood friendships, and a new stepfather, and tries to make sense of her religion and her family history. One aunt and a grandmother survived concentration camps; other family members died during the war. By the time she leaves for Mount Holyoke College, she's ready to live her life out from under her mother's controlling influence, but she has a better understanding of what her family endured.
See also: Roz Chast, Art Spiegelman
Quotes
There was a hierarchy of suffering in my family, and I was clearly at the bottom. (45)
It was possible my mother was wrong. Why were there so many religions if there was only one heaven? (96)
Why did I have to be grateful for things I didn't even like? It wasn't my fault that I was born after the war. If I told my mother...she'd just find some other war trauma to compare it with, and then my problems would seem about as important as the crumbs on the table. (139)
My big brothers had finished growing up while I was still right in the middle of it. (153)
If God was truly as merciful and just as the nuns and priests said, why had he let any of that stuff happen? Maybe Tante Anny was right when she said God wasn't listening? (164)
For my mother, sensitivity was the worst character flaw of all. (170)
...how to you quantify suffering? (re: German reparations, 188)… (mere)
Family History told through a Graphic Novel
A poignant look back at the author’s life growing up as an Italian-American, raised as Catholic with a Jewish mother who, along with her brothers & extended family, were survivors of the Holocaust. The illustrations were interesting, reminding me of older comics from The NY Times. The best thing was the translations provided under the comic panels when Yiddish & German words were spoken by the characters. I have taught lessons over the Holocaust and this was one of the most factually correct books I have read in recent years.… (mere)
A poignant look back at the author’s life growing up as an Italian-American, raised as Catholic with a Jewish mother who, along with her brothers & extended family, were survivors of the Holocaust. The illustrations were interesting, reminding me of older comics from The NY Times. The best thing was the translations provided under the comic panels when Yiddish & German words were spoken by the characters. I have taught lessons over the Holocaust and this was one of the most factually correct books I have read in recent years.… (mere)
Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
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