Encouraged by colleagues in the children’s literature world, he has finally opened up and shared this wealth of art and stories. He concludes with his return to civilian life, including many years when he didn’t talk about his military experiences.
He kept paper and pencils in his gas mask, and his comrades would often take over his work to let him draw. Mostly, he talks about how art saved him. military, and the surprising lack of it in Europe (that experience of being treated equally by white Europeans led many black military men and women to join the civil rights movement after the war). He writes about the racism that was rampant in the U.S. From basic training in Massachusetts to Scotland to the D-Day invasion to waiting to be sent home in France, Bryan shares letters home, particularly to a college friend named Eva a narrative about his experiences and many, many sketches. Summary: Author and illustrator Ashley Bryan offers a very personal look at his years serving in World War II. Published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books If you would like to buy this book on Amazon, click here. Readers will be inspired to try an adventure of their own after reading the details of this one and seeing the gorgeous landscapes.Ĭons: There’s a fair amount of text, written in a quiet style with plenty of details while this is certainly not a bad thing, it may not grab readers right away. Pros: Here’s one more for the pile of Caldecott contenders I’m gathering up to share with my students.
Includes an author’s note (that begins “I did not canoe down the Hudson River.”), a note on the Hudson River, and a list of additional resources.
After paddling the length of the city, she dreams of other adventures, but knows that right now she belongs back with the family who is greeting her on the shore. We watch as she struggles through rapids, narrowly avoids a tugboat collision, and capsizes in a storm before finally reaching her destination: New York City. We learn what she eats, how she camps, and what animals she sees along the way. We never learn the woman’s name, but we follow her journey as she travels the length of the Hudson River in a canoe. Outside the window, her husband is loading a canoe on the top of her car. Summary: The illustration facing the title page shows a woman tracing a route on a map with her finger while her two children look on.
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