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PPBF: When I Coloured in the World
Last month, I celebrated my birthday & my son visited secondary school friends in London during his spring break. What does this have to do with Perfect Picture Book Friday? In my quest to feature authors, illustrators, books, and/or stories … Continue reading
PPBF – Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me
Happy Book Birthday to today’s Perfect Picture Book! While all book birthdays are happy occasions, today’s book birthday is particularly special as we celebrate the pairing of an award-winning children’s author and poet hailing from the United States with a … Continue reading
PPBF – A Rainbow in My Pocket
Continuing the celebration of poetry for National Poetry Month, I’m so happy to feature a poetic picture book that was published April 2016 in English and that I received from the publisher when I visited London last month. Poem in … Continue reading
PPBF – The Roses in my Carpets
Today’s Perfect Picture Book is another Canadian import, this one by a prolific Muslim Pakistani-Canadian female author, Rukhsana Khan. Title: The Roses in my Carpets Written By: Rukhsana Khan Illustrated By: Ronald Himler Publisher/date: Fitzhenry & Whiteside/2004 (first published … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, carpet weaving, Refugees, resilience, war
PPBF – Malala’s Magic Pencil
When I first read the title and saw the jacket of today’s Perfect Picture Book, I couldn’t help but think back to my days at university in upstate New York. As I traveled back and forth to campus, I’d pass … Continue reading
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Tagged autobiography, dreams, female education, Pakistan, social justice
PPBF – Alive Again
Yesterday was National Poetry Day in the UK. What better time to celebrate a picture book by a noted Iranian poet and picture book author that was published in the UK! Title: Alive Again Written By: Ahmadreza Ahmadi Illustrated By: Nahid … Continue reading
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Tagged #ReadYourWorld, #WNDB, Iran, Loss, poetry, regeneration
PPBF – A Bird Like Himself
Today is International Dot Day, a world-wide celebration of creativity inspired by Peter H. Reynold’s classic picture book, The Dot, that invites readers to “make your mark, and see where it takes you.” I chose today’s Perfect Picture Book because I … Continue reading
Posted in Perfect Picture Books, Uncategorized
Tagged #ReadYourWorld, becoming yourself, finding love, foster families, growing up
PPBF – A Bottle of Happiness
Today’s Perfect Picture Book is another self-import. As regular readers may recall, I reviewed When I Coloured in the World in April. Ehsan Abdollahi is the illustrator of that hauntingly gorgeous picture book as well, and I had intended to … Continue reading
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Tagged #ReadYourWorld, Fable, happiness, sharing, true wealth
PPBF – The Elephant’s Umbrella
It’s been a rainy spring in the northeastern US. I’ve found myself reaching again and again for my umbrella – a common response of people all over the world when it rains. A common response, I’d wager, in Iran, too, … Continue reading
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Tagged Elephants, empathy, Iran, sharing, translated Picture Book, umbrella
PPBF – The Drum
The moon and stars aligned last Saturday, and I was in London for the launch of today’s Perfect Picture Book. What fun to check out New Beacon Books, a north London bookstore that has specialized in African and Caribbean literature … Continue reading
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Tagged Diversity, motion, music, poetry, self-expression
