Monday, November 1, 2010

Eight Days, A Story of Haiti by Edwidge Danticat (Li, Li, Li! Advisory Board member)


New book by Li, Li, Li! Advisory Board member, Edwidge Danticat


Eight Days
A Story of Haiti
by Edwidge Danticat
Pictures by Alix Delinois

Hope comes alive in this heartfelt and deeply resonating story.
 
While Junior is trapped for 8 days beneath his collapsed house after an earthquake, he uses his imagination for comfort. Drawing on beautiful, everyday-life memories, Junior paints a sparkling picture of Haiti for each of those days - flying kites with his best friend or racing his sister around St. Marc's Square?helping him through the tragedy until he is finally rescued.
 
Love and hope dance across each page - granting us a way to talk about resilience as a family, a classroom, or a friend.

Mali Under the Night Sky by Youme Landowne (Li, Li, Li! Advisory Board member)


New book by Li, Li, Li! Advisory Board member, Youme Landowne

MALI UNDER THE NIGHT SKY

A Lao Story of Home

by Youme Landowne
illustrated by Youme Landowne

Youme tells the true story of artist Mali Jai Dee, whose family was forced by civil war to flee Laos when she was five. Mali’s story reveals the strength of family and culture to carry a child through unthinkable hardship.

Mali Under the Night Sky is the true story of Laotian-American artist Malichansouk Kouanchao, whose family was forced by civil war to flee Laos when she was five. Before the war began, Mali lived an idyllic life in a community where she felt safe and was much loved. She loved to sit in front of her house and ask everyone who passed by, “Where are you going?” She herself went everywhere too—climbing on the flowering trees, catching tiny fish in a rice field, looking for pale bamboo shoots in the dark forest. She loved the time she spent with her family, napping in the hot afternoons, making feasts and coming together on special days to celebrate. But the coming war caused her family to flee to another country and a life that was less than ideal. What did she carry with her? She carried her memories. And they in turn carried her across the world, sharing where she is from and all that she loves with the people she meets.

Youme Landowne is an energetic and joyful painter, book artist and activist who thrives in the context of public art. Youme has lived in and learned from the U.S., Kenya, Japan, Laos, Haiti and Cuba. In all of these places, she has worked with communities and individuals to make art that honors personal and cultural wisdom, creating community murals, illustrating tiny books, and teaching poetry in the schools.

Drawn in Brooklyn, Exhibit of Illustrations in Children's Books by artists who live in Brooklyn!


Through January 23, 2011

DRAWN IN BROOKLYN:
http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/events/exhibitions/2010/drawnbklyngrandlobby.jsp

Welcome to Brooklyn Public Library's Drawn in Brooklyn festival and exhibition of children's book illustrations! Brooklyn's diverse, vibrant environment is home to the most remarkable concentration of children's book professionals on the planet. This fact is put on brilliant display by the work of the illustrators featured in this exhibition. We hope you enjoy this wonderful opportunity to meet these artists and experience their work.

Slideshow of illustrations http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/events/drawn/

See the illustrators here http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/events/drawn/drawnartists.jsp

Drawn in Brooklyn Activities, Meet the Illustrators and Art Workshops at http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/events/drawn/events.jsp

Children's Book Fair, Meet the Authors, Book Readings, Nov 13, noon -4pm


CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR
Saturday, November 13, Noon - 4 p.m.
The Rubin Pavilion, at the Brooklyn Museum
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/calendar/event/3742


Meet your favorite Brooklyn authors and illustrators. Featuring story books, picture books and graphic novels Author readings, a game for children and café service will be offered.

READINGS
1:00 p.m. Randall de Seve, Author of Matilda and the
Orange Balloon
2:00 p.m. R. Gregory Christie, Illustrator of Black Magic
3:00 p.m. Artie Bennett, Author of The Butt Book

Participating Authors and Illustrators:
Artie Bennett,Cathleen Bell,Sophie Blackall,Peter Brown,Lauren Castillo,R.Gregory Christie,Nina Crews,Randall de Seve,Zetta Elliott,Buket Erdogan,Emily Goodman,Melanie Greenberg,Lisa Greenwald,Jenny Han,Mike Herrod,Isabel Hill,Paul Hoppe,John & Wendy,Nancy Krulik,Diane Landolf,Alison Lowenstein,Laura Ljungkvist,Meghan McCarthy,Leslie Margolis,Diane Muldrow,Roxie Munro,Johan Olander,Claudia Pearson,Sean Qualls,Sergio Ruzzier,David Stein,Scott Teplin,Lauren Thompson,Robin Wasserman,Jacqueline Woodson,Dwight Zimmerman
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