Gingerbread for Liberty! How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution
Mara Rockliff, illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsch
ISBN: 9780544130012
Gingerbread-iced cut-out illustrations liven up this adorable story of a very generous baker.
This is an adorable biographical story of Christopher Ludwick, who immigrated to America in the early days of the colonies, and baked for the armies, and persuaded the invading German Hessian troops that they really ought to be on the American side of the conflict.
Fascinating history, and a truly well-told tale of a wonderful life of service to his adopted country.
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Thursday, August 20, 2015
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Nonfiction Picture Book: Me and Momma and Big John, by Mara Rockliff & William Low
Me and Momma and Big John
Mara Rockliff, illustrated by William Low
ISBN: 9780763643591
Read February 18, 2015
A fictionalized story of a mother and stonecutter working on St John the Divine in New York in the 1970s.
Truly beautiful story about a part of American history that I didn't know about before. St John the Divine has never been finished, but for a while in the 1970s and 1980s, a program existed that took master stonemasons from Europe, brought them over to New York, and taught local workers the stonecutting trade. Among them was a young mother, and this story is from the point of view of her young son, who is both proud of his mother's important work, and worried that she won't have her artistic creation honored like the people in the museum. He's comforted by the imposing stature of the building, realizing that architecture is created to be used, not set back and admired.
Stunning combination of story and illustrations, but a touch on the slight side. A beefy author's note at the end gives context and history, and explains that the church is even now unfinished, but is used constantly by many people of many faiths as a community center.
Mara Rockliff, illustrated by William Low
ISBN: 9780763643591
Read February 18, 2015
A fictionalized story of a mother and stonecutter working on St John the Divine in New York in the 1970s.
Truly beautiful story about a part of American history that I didn't know about before. St John the Divine has never been finished, but for a while in the 1970s and 1980s, a program existed that took master stonemasons from Europe, brought them over to New York, and taught local workers the stonecutting trade. Among them was a young mother, and this story is from the point of view of her young son, who is both proud of his mother's important work, and worried that she won't have her artistic creation honored like the people in the museum. He's comforted by the imposing stature of the building, realizing that architecture is created to be used, not set back and admired.
Stunning combination of story and illustrations, but a touch on the slight side. A beefy author's note at the end gives context and history, and explains that the church is even now unfinished, but is used constantly by many people of many faiths as a community center.
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