Synopses & Reviews
For many children who live far away from their grandparents, it can be hard to understand why they can't always be together. Patricia MacLachlan has created a bridge to close the distance by finding connections in memories and the moon they share. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A beautiful, lyrical poem coupled with Bryan Collier's rich collages, andlt;Iandgt;Here and Thereandlt;/Iandgt; celebrates the importance of staying close to your family, even across thousands of miles.
Review
andlt;divandgt;Collier's crisp, complex illustrations add light to Newbery Award-winner MacLachlan's open letter to a grandchild who lives in Africa. . .
Review
A grandmother who lives in the andlt;st1:country-regionandgt;U.S.andlt;/st1:country-regionandgt; prepares to visit her grandson, who lives in andlt;st1:placeandgt;Africaandlt;/st1:placeandgt;. While the moon is common to them both, she points out the many differences in their lives as she reminisces about past times together. When it is cold in one place, it is hot and dry in the other. There is ice-skating where she lives and lake swimming where he lives. Always, though, there is the moon, and as the story comes to a close, grandparent and grandchild are reunited under it. Collierand#8217;s vibrant illustrations are a blend of watercolor and his trademark collage. This is a wonderful book to contrast different lifestyles. Pair it with Nigel Grayand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;A Country Far Awayandlt;/iandgt; (Scholastic, 1989) to further illustrate cultural differences and human commonalities.andlt;iandgt;and#8211;Joan Kindig, andlt;st1:PlaceNameandgt;Jamesandlt;/st1:PlaceNameandgt; andlt;st1:PlaceNameandgt;Madisonandlt;/st1:PlaceNameandgt; andlt;st1:PlaceNameandgt;Universityandlt;/st1:PlaceNameandgt;, andlt;st1:placeandgt;andlt;st1:Cityandgt;Harrisonburgandlt;/st1:Cityandgt;, andlt;st1:Stateandgt;VAandlt;/st1:Stateandgt;andlt;/st1:placeandgt;andlt;/iandgt;andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; SLJ, August 2011
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Collier's crisp, complex illustrations add light to Newbery Awardand#8211;winner MacLachlan's open letter to a grandchild who lives in Africa. . . Despite the distance and differences in landscape, text and art shape the story from one of separation into one of connection. Successive spreads make it clear that the grandmother is headed to Africa; in the penultimate painting, she enters the child's room with a wrapped present. While not all children are equally conscious of those who are absent, MacLachlan's distinctive grace and lyricism make this an effective if solemn reminder that they are loved and remembered from afar.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; --andlt;iandgt;Publishers Weeklyandlt;/iandgt;, June 6, 2011
Synopsis
For many children who live far away from their grandparents, it can be hard to understand why they can't always be together. Patricia MacLachlan has created a bridge to close the distance by finding connections in memories and the moon they share.
A beautiful, lyrical poem coupled with Bryan Collier's rich collages, Here and There celebrates the importance of staying close to your family, even across thousands of miles.
About the Author
Patricia MacLachlanandlt;bandgt; andlt;/bandgt;is the author of many well-loved novels and picture books, including andlt;iandgt;Sarah, Plain and Tallandlt;/iandgt;, winner of the Newbery Medal; its sequels, andlt;iandgt;Skylarkandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Caleband#8217;s Storyandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Edwardand#8217;s Eyesandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;The True Giftandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Waiting for the Magicandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;White Fur Flyingandlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;Fly Awayandlt;/iandgt;. She lives in western Massachusetts.andlt;bandgt;Bryan Collierandlt;/bandgt; is the author and illustrator of the Coretta Scott King Award-winning book andlt;iandgt;Uptownandlt;/iandgt;. He has also illustrated andlt;iandgt;Martinand#8217;s Big Wordsandlt;/iandgt;, which was also a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book; andlt;iandgt;Rosaandlt;/iandgt;, which received the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award; andlt;iandgt;Dave the Potterandlt;/iandgt;, for which he won the Caldecott Honor; andlt;iandgt;Your Moon, My Moonandlt;/iandgt;; and the #1 andlt;iandgt;New York Times andlt;/iandgt;bestselling andlt;iandgt;Barack Obamaandlt;/iandgt;.andnbsp;Mr. Collier lives in New York.