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    612-822-4611

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Going Down Home with Daddy

Going Down Home with Daddy

Lyons, Kelly Starling
Minter, Daniel

Hardcover

FamilyGeneral Juvenile Fiction

Publisher Price: $17.99

ISBN10: 1561459380
ISBN13: 9781561459384
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Published: Apr 2 2019
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.40 Width: 9.70 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Awards: Caldecott Medal
Set at one young boy's annual family reunion, this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book is a rich and moving celebration of Black history, culture, and the power of family traditions.

On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a cooler full of snacks. He says there's nothing like going down home

Down home is Granny's house. Down home is where Lil Alan and his parents and sister will gather with great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Down home is where Lil Alan will hear stories of the ancestors and visit the land that has meant so much to all of them. And down home is where all of the children will find their special way to pay tribute to their family history. All the kids have to decide what they'll share, but what will Lil Alan do?

Kelly Starling Lyons' eloquent text explores the power of history and family traditions, and stunning illustrations by Coretta Scott King Honor- and Caldecott Honor-winner Daniel Minter reveal the motion and connections in a large, multi-generational family.

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