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For My Family, Love, Allie Hardcover – January 1, 1998

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  1. Reading age
    4 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 2
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.25 x 10.5 inches
  6. Publisher
    Albert Whitman & Co
  7. Publication date
    January 1, 1998
  8. ISBN-10
    0807525391
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0807525395
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Kindergarten-Grade 2-This well-intentioned book is only partly successful. Allie, who has a white mother and black father, wants to do something special for the family gathering that will be held at her house the next day. After helping her mother and grandmother prepare the food, she proudly makes peanut-butter treats all by herself. By the end of the main course, everyone is full, and the child worries that no one will want to eat her dessert. However, her grandmother saves the day with the stern announcement that everyone had better have room to try the cookies. In a succession of full-color photographs, readers see a variety of family members arrive and partake of the festivities together. The photographs are far more compelling than the text. Very few of them look posed and they convey the powerful image of a comfortable interracial mix. Unfortunately, the text is bland and mildly saccharine. Susan Straight's Bear E. Bear (Hyperion, 1995) and Tony Bradman and Eileen Brown's Wait and See (Oxford, 1988; o.p.) offer more in the way of a story, while Arnold Adoff's Black Is Brown Is Tan (Harper, 1973) makes the point through its poetic language.
Linda Greengrass, Bank Street College Library, New York City
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Ages 4^-7. Young Allie narrates this photo-essay detailing the preparations involved in giving an extended family barbecue. Allie's grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins are all arriving from out of town, and she knows that each family will bring a contribution to the meal. Although she helps Grandma Edwards make fried plantains and chicken soup, Allie wants to make something all by herself, too. With Mom's aid, she chooses a dessert she can prepare unassisted. Senisi's clear color photographs extend the text and are especially effective in conveying Allie's ever-changing emotions. Allie's family is biracial, but that's not really the emphasis here; rather, Senisi concentrates on portraying a loving family that values everyone's contributions and feelings. Appended with a recipe for Allie's peanut butter treats, this will be welcomed by preschool and early primary classes studying family life. Kay Weisman
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Albert Whitman & Co (January 1, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807525391
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807525395
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.25 x 10.5 inches

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    Ellen Senisi is an author and photographer of children’s photoessay picture books. In her books you can read and see kids from toddlers to teens sharing secrets, counting pumpkins, using chopsticks, creating art from nature, or performing onstage at the Apollo Theater. Browse Ellen’s books here at amazon.com or at her books website: http://www.ellensenisi.com

    Ellen also produces science curriculum that uses lots of photos and videos. Check out Rainforest Journey at https://www.edtechlens.com to learn more about this amazing place!

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