The illustrations, done in mixed media, painting, and collage, are as powerful as the story, moving from an ominous-looking fried egg of a sun through total washout during the storm to a trumpet-shaped cloud as the family regains hope. A moving story infused with the spirit of New Orleans that sounds a note of creative hope for the city's future., * "This startlingly resonant story of resilience, using an arresting combination of story, images, and rhythm and rhyme, centers on one family right before the 2006 Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Williams' stunning mixed-media illustrations incorporate colorful geometric abstraction, including concentric circles representing the sun, bursts of musical sound, and halos around the characters' heads. Price's lyrical text paints a rich picture of New Orleans and becomes downright musical as the story progresses.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |