Black All Around
PreSchool-Grade 3-Exuberant acrylic paintings keep the pages turning in this African-American girl's imaginative ode to the color black. In both rhyming and free-form verses, she reflects on the many wondrous black objects in her world: "Crayons./Crickets./The bottom of the sea./The empty place where a tooth should be." The double-page illustrations combine imaginary scenes with more realistic moments, and show the child interacting with her brother and her parents. The storytime crowd will enjoy the dreamy artwork and playful text. The heroine's peaceful slumber at the story's end also makes for a comforting bedtime read. A satisfying addition.Ajoke' T. I. Kokodoko, Oakland Public Library, CACopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.