The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn

The Shaking Bag

32 pp. | Whitman | March, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-8075-7328-0 $$15.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson. Generosity is abundantly rewarded in this original folkloric tale. Miss Annie Mae always feeds the birds in her yard, even when she has little to eat herself. One night a young stranger named Raven Reed appears on her doorstep and, shaking her empty birdseed sack, provides her with all she needs. Strong, earthy, and with touches of humor, the art is a good match for a well-honed narrative.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2000