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Gugu's House
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Gugu's House
Author(s): Catherine Stock
Review(s):
A warm, intergenerational story set in Zimbabwe. School Library Journal
Stock's watercolors capture not only the bright hues of landscape and traditional dress, but also a clear sense of Gugu's deep serenity and the shared purpose that sends her and Kukamba striding back from their walk to restore the house to its former glory. . . . The warm emotions and the setting will remind children of Maya Angelou's My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me.
Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
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Bank Street Children’s Best Books of the Year, New York Public Library's “One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing”
ISBN: 9780618003891
Author(s): Catherine Stock
Kukamba loves to visit her grandmother, Gugu. Though the village where Gugu lives is dry and dusty, her house is big and sprawling and unlike any other. The courtyard and walls are decorated with beautiful paintings and clay animals, all made by Gugu herself. Best of all, when Kukamba visits, she gets to help shape and paint some of the wonderful zebras, elephants, and birds that Gugu is always adding to the house. When the heavy rains come and her grandmother's showpieces are destroyed, Kukamba is crushed. But the Gugu helps her see that an ending can also be a beginning, and art is not the only beauty the world has to offer. Set in the grassy plains of Zimbabwe and gracefully illustrated in watercolors, GUGU'S HOUSE is a unique tribute to the spirit of creativity and the immutable cycles of nature.
Review(s):
A warm, intergenerational story set in Zimbabwe. School Library Journal
Stock's watercolors capture not only the bright hues of landscape and traditional dress, but also a clear sense of Gugu's deep serenity and the shared purpose that sends her and Kukamba striding back from their walk to restore the house to its former glory. . . . The warm emotions and the setting will remind children of Maya Angelou's My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me.
Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
null Children's Books: 100 Titles NYPL
Bank Street Children’s Best Books of the Year, New York Public Library's “One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing”
ISBN: 9780618003891