Time for Multicultural Children’s Book Day.
From the beginning, Becky Flansburg has been an energetic and enthusiastic project manager for the Multicultural Children’s Book Day event. Now she has her own multicultural book, Sissy Goes Tiny written with B.A. Norrgard and illustrated by Penny Weber.
The first thing that catches your eye when you pick up this somewhat tiny book (just over 8 inches by 8 inches), is the illustration of the house in the upper left corner. A house on wheels with a porch and front step? It makes you wonder. You will also notice the gorgeous illustration of Sissy, who looks a bit worried. Why? It is time to open the book and find out.
What the book is about:
Sissy had a reason to look worried. Her parents wanted to sell their regular-sized house and move into a tiny house on wheels. But Sissy…
…loved her Big house that was surrounded by Big oaks and Small chirping birds.”
Mommy and Daddy tried to reassure Sissy.
Our new Tiny House will be on wheels, so we can travel and live wherever we want! Everywhere we go, we will always have our home with us. Living Tiny means we can own Fewer things and have More experiences.
Sissy, however, still had many questions. Then she began to think of some of the benefits. Will everything be okay after all?
Review notes:
Besides the central story of dealing with change, the authors have added educational aspects that will encourage children to learn. For example, as shown in the quotes above, the authors give extra emphasis to adjectives that have to do with size by capitalizing them.
Also, the “History of Sissy and Fun Tiny House Facts” in the back matter explain what tiny houses are and how the name Sissy came about.
As for the art, Penny Weber’s illustrations positively glow. Her ability to capture Sissy’s emotions via her expressions is brilliant.
Sissy Goes Tiny is not only an introduction to a new lifestyle — the tiny house community — but also beneficial for any young reader facing a change that leads to fear of the unknown. Learn more about it today!
Publisher: AUDREY PRESS (2019)
ISBN-10: 1936426226
ISBN-13: 978-1936426225
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020 (1/31/20) is in its 7th year! This non-profit children’s literacy initiative was founded by Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen; two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural books and authors on the market while also working to get those book into the hands of young readers and educators.
Seven years in, MCBD’s mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves continues.
MCBD 2020 is honored to have the following Medallion Sponsors on board
Super Platinum
Make A Way Media/ Deirdre “DeeDee” Cummings,
Platinum
Language Lizard, Pack-N-Go Girls,
Gold
Audrey Press, Lerner Publishing Group, KidLit TV, ABDO BOOKS : A Family of Educational Publishers, PragmaticMom & Sumo Jo, Candlewick Press,
Silver
Author Charlotte Riggle, Capstone Publishing, Guba Publishing, Melissa Munro Boyd & B is for Breathe,
Bronze
Author Carole P. Roman, Snowflake Stories/Jill Barletti, Vivian Kirkfield & Making Their Voices Heard. Barnes Brothers Books, TimTimTom, Wisdom Tales Press, Lee & Low Books, Charlesbridge Publishing, Barefoot Books Talegari Tales
Author Sponsor Link Cloud
Jerry Craft, A.R. Bey and Adventures in Boogieland, Eugina Chu & Brandon goes to Beijing, Kenneth Braswell & Fathers Incorporated, Maritza M. Mejia & Luz del mes_Mejia, Kathleen Burkinshaw & The Last Cherry Blossom, SISSY GOES TINY by Rebecca Flansburg and B.A. Norrgard, Josh Funk and HOW TO CODE A ROLLERCOASTER, Maya/Neel Adventures with Culture Groove, Lauren Ranalli, The Little Green Monster: Cancer Magic! By Dr. Sharon Chappell, Phe Lang and Me On The Page, Afsaneh Moradian and Jamie is Jamie, Valerie Williams-Sanchez and Valorena Publishing, TUMBLE CREEK PRESS, Nancy Tupper Ling, Author Gwen Jackson, Angeliki Pedersen & The Secrets Hidden Beneath the Palm Tree, Author Kimberly Gordon Biddle, BEST #OWNVOICES CHILDREN’S BOOKS: My Favorite Diversity Books for Kids Ages 1-12 by Mia Wenjen, Susan Schaefer Bernardo & Illustrator Courtenay Fletcher (Founders of Inner Flower Child Books), Ann Morris & Do It Again!/¡Otra Vez!, Janet Balletta and Mermaids on a Mission to Save the Ocean, Evelyn Sanchez-Toledo & Bruna Bailando por el Mundo\ Dancing Around the World, Shoumi Sen & From The Toddler Diaries, Sarah Jamila Stevenson, Tonya Duncan and the Sophie Washington Book Series, Teresa Robeson & The Queen of Physics, Nadishka Aloysius and Roo The Little Red TukTuk, Girlfriends Book Club Baltimore & Stories by the Girlfriends Book Club, Finding My Way Books, Diana Huang & Intrepids, Five Enchanted Mermaids, Elizabeth Godley and Ribbon’s Traveling Castle, Anna Olswanger and Greenhorn, Danielle Wallace & My Big Brother Troy, Jocelyn Francisco and Little Yellow Jeepney, Mariana Llanos & Kutu, the Tiny Inca Princess/La Ñusta Diminuta, Sara Arnold & The Big Buna Bash, Roddie Simmons & Race 2 Rio, DuEwa Frazier & Alice’s Musical Debut, Veronica Appleton & the Journey to Appleville book series Green Kids Club, Inc.
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