Laundry Day

By Maurie J. Manning
(Clarion Books, Hardcover, 9780547241968, 40pp.)

Publication Date: April 17, 2012

Categories: Action & Adventure - General, Lifestyles - City & Town Life, Social Issues - Emigration & Immigration

Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Summer 2012 Kids' Next List

“When a little shoe-shine boy finds a red scarf, he tries to return it to its owner, by climbing higher and higher up the fire escape of an apartment building in his search. On his way, he meets immigrants from all over the world and receives a friendly 'hello' from each. Manning's use of graphic novel panels perfectly captures the movement of her busy story, while dynamic angles allow readers to take in every aspect of the city. A wonderful exploration of diversity and a celebration of a neighborhood.”

-- Marika McCoola, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA

Description

This graphic novel-style picture book takes us on the quest of a shoe-shine boy through busy, multicultural tenements to return a piece of silk to its rightful owner. Meeting a host of colorful characters along the way, this lively picture book lets us make friends across race lines, culture lines, and clotheslines!

About the Author

Maurie J. Manning is the author/illustrator of Kitchen Dance and has illustrated numerous other children's books, some of which she also wrote. She and her children live in Berkeley, California.

Praise For Laundry Day…

"Everything teems with movement and life--completely beguiling."--Kirkus, starred review

"There's much to discover in the varied, well-paced frames of this graphic picture book."--Horn Book

"A vivid, warmhearted picture book...Manning's pages are exuberance itself as her hero balletically bounds from frame to frame."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"[A] charming picture book with graphic-novel elements...The atmospheric illustrations will draw in young readers and make them feel as if they are pushing their way through the crowded streets, climbing up fire escapes, and swinging from laundry lines along with the shoeshine boy."--School Library Journal

"The hustle-and-bustle setting provides another visual treat, matched by the warm exuberance of the boy's neighborly adventure."--Booklist

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