Going down home with daddy / written by Kelly Starling Lyons ; illustrated by Daniel Minter.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishers, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781561459384
- 1561459380
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Family & Pets | Lyons Kelly St | Checked out | 2020 Caldecott Honor Book | 05/28/2024 | 33111009413028 | |||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Family & Pets | Lyons Kelly St | Available | 2020 Caldecott Honor Book | 33111009162039 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Set at one young boy's annual family reunion, this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book is a rich and moving celebration of Black history, culture, and the power of family traditions.
"On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a cooler full of snacks. He says there's nothing like going down home"
Down home is Granny's house. Down home is where Lil Alan and his parents and sister will gather with great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Down home is where Lil Alan will hear stories of the ancestors and visit the land that has meant so much to all of them. And down home is where all of the children will find their special way to pay tribute to their family history. All the kids have to decide what they'll share, but what will Lil Alan do?
Kelly Starling Lyons' eloquent text explores the power of history and family traditions, and stunning illustrations by Coretta Scott King Honor- and Caldecott Honor-winner Daniel Minter reveal the motion and connections in a large, multi-generational family.
Alan looks forward to the annual family reunion at the farm where Daddy grew up, but everyone is supposed to share something special and Alan worries about arriving with empty hands.