Summary
"It's summertime, and Malaika and Adèle are enjoying playing carnival in their bright costumes, dancing and laughing in the sunshine. But when Mummy announces that they will soon have a new baby brother or sister, Malaika is unsure how to feel about another change in her family. Will Mummy forget a... Full description
Summary: |
"It's summertime, and Malaika and Adèle are enjoying playing carnival in their bright costumes, dancing and laughing in the sunshine. But when Mummy announces that they will soon have a new baby brother or sister, Malaika is unsure how to feel about another change in her family. Will Mummy forget about me? Back at school, Malaika is excited to see her teacher and classmates, and makes friends with a new girl who has recently arrived from a faraway country, just like Malaika. Then on her birthday, not one, but two surprises arrive to remind Malaika of the importance of family, and the story ends with a celebration of family love. Malaika's Surprise is filled with the same warmth and charm as the first two books in the series, with Nadia L. Hohn's enchanting prose, written in a blend of standard English and Caribbean patois, and Irene Luxbacher's colorful collage illustrations."-- |
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Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm Issued also in electronic formats. |
ISBN: |
9781773062648 1773062646 |
Author Notes: |
Nadia L. Hohn is a writer and educator. Her first picture book, Malaika's Costume, won the Helen Isobel Sissons Canadian Children's Story Award and the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Children's Literature Award. She is also the author of Malaika's Winter Carnival; A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice, illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes; Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter, illustrated by Gustavo Mazali; and two titles in the Sankofa series -- Music and Media. Nadia's writing is inspired by her childhood memories, Jamaican heritage, Black culture, world travels, and social issues. She lives in Toronto. Irene Luxbacher is an artist and author living in Toronto. With more than fifteen years' experience as an illustrator, Irene has received many awards for her children's books. She has written and illustrated Deep Underwater ("Masterful artwork and nuanced verse" --Kirkus, starred review) and Mr. Frank, which was selected for the USBBY Outstanding International Books Honor List. Her illustrations for Malaika's Costume and Malaika's Winter Carnival by Nadia L. Hohn have also been highly acclaimed, and her illustrations for The Imaginary Garden by Andrew Larsen were shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award. |