Pros: Deals with the very sensitive subject of prejudice. Cons: Beautiful Illustrations but too intense for a toddler's picture book.
Eve Bunting writes children’s books but they are never “fluff”. The ones I have read, though clearly aimed at early readers, are always deep and thought provoking. Smoky Nights is no exception.
Pros: Thought provoking, sheds light on prejudice Cons: Not for all children
Smoky Night was inspired by the Los Angeles riots, and won the 1995 Caldecott Medal. Written by Eve Bunting. This story is about pejudice, plain and simple. A young boy named Daniel and his mother live in an apartment building, where it appears ...
Pros: Great Pictures, Good plot, not that many hard words Cons: can be confusing for young ones
Helps teach children how to deal with race relations and riots.
I work at a children’s library helping three graders read, they read to me. This is one of the books we have given them to read. It’s a good book although I think it’s a little big for...
During a night of rioting in Los Angeles, fires and looting force neighbors--who have always avoided one another--to come together. David Diaz was awa...More at HotBookSale
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