Homemade Love

by Bell Hooks (Author) Shane W Evans (Illustrator)

Homemade Love
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

The world-renowned poet, cultural critic, feminist theorist, intellectual, and award-winning author, bell hooks, brings together with the resplendent artwork of Shane W. Evan, a beautiful board book perfect for little hands.

PRAISE FOR HOMEMADE LOVE

"The rhythm of the words, the smoothness of the text, and the positive message all combine to make a lovely read-aloud."--School Library Journal

"[Evans's] cheerful, splashy paintings display an abundance of affection between the girl and her parents."--Publishers Weekly

Her Mama calls her Girlpie-a sweet treat, homemade with love. And when Girlpie makes a mistake, the love of her mother and father lets her pick up the pieces and make everything right again.

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This joyful, loving African-American family is a model for all families to emulate.

Review quotes

Renowned writer and feminist theorist hooks gets Girlpie's voice exactly right, and puts her finger on just what every child is most concerned with: will my parents love me even when I'm bad? . . . This joyful, loving African-American family is a model for all families to emulate.—Kirkus Reviews
Bell Hooks
A world-renowned cultural critic, feminist theorist, and intellectual, bell hooks is a distinguished author and professor of English. She has written several acclaimed children's books including Be Boy Buzz, Skin Again and Happy to Be Nappy, all illustrated by Chris Raschka.

Chris Raschka is the Caldecott-Award-winning illustrator of The Hello Goodbye Window and A Ball for Daisy. He also received a Caldecott Honor for Yo! Yes? and has written and illustrated numerous books for children, among them four by bell hooks. He lives with his wife and son in New York City.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781484799352
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Jump at the Sun
Publication date
November 20, 2017
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
JUV013060 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
Family life
Love
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