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Leiner, Katherine
1 Reviews
(1)
K-3
Illustrated by
Edel Rodriguez.
This heartbreaking story about loss is cleverly dressed as an ode to dancing. Sofia laments that when Papa died, her mother stopped dancing: "sometimes, I thought I missed Mama's dancing more than I missed Papa." Leiner's great achievement is how much she manages to say without words, and the story's resolution is at once bittersweet and exultant. The mixed-media artwork vividly conveys the flavors, textures, and hues of Havana.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2002
1 reviews
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