Sunday [Hardcover]

Synthia St James (Author), Synthia Saint James (Author), Abby Levine (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1996 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Synthia Saint James's simple text and bold, colorful paintings of an African American family celebrate kinship and the warmth of this very special day--a day to sleep late, a morning at church, and a subway trip to Grandma and Grandpa's. Full color.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1. An African-American family of four sleeps late, eats breakfast together, and reads before going to church, where Grandpa and Grandma join them. After the service is over, they all take the subway to Grandpa and Grandma's for dinner, stories, and enjoying photo albums. This simple story is told in less than 70 words with just a few large-type words per page. Bold, intensely colored acrylic illustrations on canvas depict the characters in clean, stark settings; all of the figures are faceless, lending an "everyperson" look to the narrative. The art and events capture traditional cultural images of African-American family life in a format appropriate for young listeners and beginning readers.?Barbara Osborne Williams, Queens Public Library, Jamaica, NY
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Ages 3^-6. A pair of African American sisters and their parents rise late on Sunday morning, eat breakfast, walk to church, and subsequently take the subway to their grandparents' home for stories, memories, and supper. This is not so much a story as a glimpse of a family outing, and the final line summarizes, "Sunday is for family." The CIP indicates that the girls are twins, but that's not clear from the illustrations, as no figures have faces. Children will be able to spot the sister in pink and the one in yellow, but only the clothes and hair shape indicate particular members of the family. The very short simple text is directed toward the young preschooler, but the vibrant acrylic illustrations, though handsome, require a sophisticated eye. Children will see moments here with which they can identify. Linda Perkins

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company; 1St Edition edition (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807576581
• ISBN-13: 978-0807576588
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,432,406 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Synthia SAINT JAMES is a world renowned multicultural visual artist, author, popular speaker and architectural designer who has garnered numerous awards over her forty plus year career, including the prestigious Trumpet Award and her first Honorary Doctorate Degree from Saint Augustine's College, both in 2010.

She is most celebrated for designing the first Kwanzaa Stamp for the United States Postal Service for which she received a History Maker Award and for the international cover art for Terry McMillan's book Waiting to Exhale.