Monday, October 31, 2016

"I love you complexly like our national story."

AMERICANLY 
Kane Miller Picture Books
Author: Lynn Parrish Sutton
Illustrator: Melanie Hope Greenberg
Age: 3-7 years 
Size: 9 1/2 x 9 1/2
Pages: 30
Copyright: 2016

Written in rhyme, with a quirky use of adverbs for every "I love you," AMERICANLY is a lullaby about the United States.


The sunny illustrations of popular landmarks (the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Bellagio fountains) invite close inspection. Thick pages with rounded corners—like a board book—make AMERICANLY perfect for toddlers.



America is experiencing such a divisive presidential election that reading this cozy book about the entire country made me a little emotional. This picture book road trip could not have come at a better time. 


Jpeg from Americanly by Lynn Parrish Sutton.
Read an interview with illustrator Melanie Hope Greenberg here: www.friends.kanemiller.com

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Tuesday, October 04, 2016