Synopses & Reviews
Jamaican-born Regina Hanson drew on her own childhood experiences for this simple, realistic story, brought to glowing life in Harvey Stevenson's tender, light-filled paintings. When Ida finds out that Papa must leave Jamaica to work in America, she's heartbroken. But there is some consolation in knowing that Papa needs her to care of the tangerine tree while he's away, and his parting gift of a book comes with a promise: he'll be home again by the time she's able to read it.
Review
"A stellar example of how children can share universal life experiences." School Library Journal
About the Author
Regina Hanson is the author of The Tangerine Tree and The Face at the Window, winner of the Américas Award for Children's Literature. Born and raised in Jamaica, West Indies, she now lives in Boulder, Colorado.Before turning to children's books, Harvey Stevenson spent twelve years as an advertising art director in New York and in Paris. He has illustrated several picture books for Clarion, including BIG, SCARY WOLF, an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, which he also wrote. Mr. Stevenson lives with his family in Paris, France.