Sunday, June 23, 2013

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Cover art for BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON

Author: Katherine Paterson
Illustrator:   Pamela Dalton
Publisher:  Chronicle Books
Publication Year:  
Location: Knox County Public Library- Powell

Awards:   featured on "Calling Caldecott" blog, Booklist & Kirkus starred reviews

Summary:  This is  a retelling of the stories of Saint Francis of Assissi. The words are beautiful and simple. The papercuts and watercolor on a black background are stunning in their detail. The Sister Moon spread is breathtaking.

Classroom Ideas: The obviously religious text would make this a difficult book to use in a public school although it could be shown to talk about papercutting. I think a Christian school teacher/librarian should absolutely have this beautiful book in their collection.

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