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Park, Linda Sue

My Book and Me

32 pp. | Red Comet | June, 2024 | Trade ISBN 9781636550947 $18.99
(2) PS Illustrated by Chris Raschka. Park and Raschka capture with deep understanding and admirable simplicity children's attachment to their favorite books. Each of Park's unpretentious nonrhyming quatrains is accompanied by a portrait of a different child, in Raschka's recognizable impressionistic style and harmonious colors. "This is my book. / My favorite book. / I carry it with me / wherever I go" features a young Black girl holding an umbrella and her book, striding through puddles on a rainy day. "I don't hear you call. / I can't come right now. / I'm too far away / in the world of my book" depicts a blind girl reading a book in braille, curled up on a rug with her cat. Other poems see a boy reading by soft light, tucked into bed at night with his stuffed animals; a girl absorbed in her book on a crowded subway; a boy in a wheelchair dressed up as his favorite character (a pirate). The total effect is warm and childlike; the diversity of children and experiences is welcome. Altogether a winning paean to childhood reading.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2024

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