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Irene Smalls

Forfatter af Jonathan and His Mommy

20 Works 1,715 Members 58 Reviews

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Omfatter også følgende navne: Irene Smalls, Irene Smalls-Hector

Værker af Irene Smalls

Jonathan and His Mommy (1992) 702 eksemplarer
Kevin and His Dad (1999) 385 eksemplarer
Just For You!: I Can't Take a Bath! (2004) 134 eksemplarer
My Nana and Me (2005) 95 eksemplarer
Don't Say Ain't (2003) 85 eksemplarer
Irene and the Big, Fine Nickel (1991) 52 eksemplarer
My Pop Pop and Me (2006) 51 eksemplarer
A Strawbeater's Thanksgiving (1998) 33 eksemplarer
Dawn's friends (1993) 33 eksemplarer
Because You're Lucky (1997) 22 eksemplarer
Ebony Sea (1996) 20 eksemplarer
Dawn and the Round To-it (1994) 9 eksemplarer
The Alphabet Witch (1994) 7 eksemplarer
Beginning School (1996) 5 eksemplarer
Me on the Map 1 eksemplar

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A story about fathers.
 
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B-Chad | 7 andre anmeldelser | Jul 4, 2023 |
A story about Mothers.
 
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B-Chad | 11 andre anmeldelser | 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 andre anmeldelser | Jan 24, 2023 |
Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
 
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fernandie | 2 andre anmeldelser | Sep 15, 2022 |

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Værker
20
Medlemmer
1,715
Popularitet
#14,977
Vurdering
4.0
Anmeldelser
58
ISBN
59
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