Melena's Jubilee

- Reviews -

Melena awakes to a beautiful day with the feeling of new possibilities in her heart. The day before, one of Gramma' s friends tripped over toys Melena forgot to put away, and the fall caused her mother' s vase to break. On this morning, Melena puts her toys away, makes her bed, and chooses peace and kindness--she doesn' t hit her brother with a pillow and doesn' t ask for money she had lent out the previous week. Instead, she shares what she has and looks for ways to enjoy the things that are sometimes taken for granted. Colorful, collage like illustrations of brown-skinned Melena and her friends and family appear in rich, saturated tones and bright backgrounds, evoking the sunshiney atmosphere of the story. An author' s note provides some additional background about the history of the Day of Jubilee and its importance to the African American community. Young readers might be moved to consider a more positive outlook after reading about Melena' s kind choices and reflect on her wisdom as she appreciates the day from the start. --Selenia Paz "Booklist" (12/2/2016 12:00:00 AM)

- Author Bio -

Born in Canada, Zetta Elliott (Brooklyn, NY) moved to the US in 1994 to pursue her PhD in American Studies at NYU. Her poetry has been published in several anthologies, and her plays have been staged in New York, Chicago, and Cleveland. Her essays have appeared in The Huffington Post, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. She is the author of more than twenty books for young readers, including the award-winning picture book Bird. Her urban fantasy novel Ship of Souls was named a Booklist Top Ten Sci-fi/Fantasy Title for Youth. Three books published under her own imprint, Rosetta Press, have been named Best Children' s Books of the Year by the Bank Street Center for Children' s Literature. Elliott is an advocate for greater diversity and equity in publishing. Aaron Boyd is the illustrator of 25 children' s books including Luigi and the Barefoot Races, Babu' s Song, Daddy Goes to Work, and the Panda Goes to School series. His pop-up Storybook Year won a Clio Top 4 award and was inducted into the Smithsonian Rare Books collection. He has also received Children' s Africana Book, Choices Sports, Notable Children' s Book, and Hermes Creative awards, and his advertising graphics have received Addy Gold and Graphis awards.

- Full Details -

Status:	Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13:	9780884485605
Published:	3 Aug 2021
Published In:	United States
Imprint:	Tilbury House US
Publisher:	Tilbury House US
Format:	Paperback
Height:	257mm
Width:	231mm
Spine:	5mm
Weight:	173g
Pages:	32

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