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Brantley-Newton, Vanessa

Grandma's Purse

32 pp. | Knopf | January, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5247-1431-4 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-1-5247-1432-1 $20.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5247-1433-8
(2) PS Grandma Mimi's large patchwork purse always contains treasures: lipstick, perfume, earrings, hairpins, candy, etc. The unnamed narrator claims that everything in the purse is "how Mimi gets to be Mimi," and once the girl uses each item, she declares, "I can be Mimi, too!" The highly textured images in this heartfelt homage depict the daily-ness of African American girlhood with a grandma who brings the magic.
Reviewer: Michelle H. Martin | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2018

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