Whistling for Angela - Couverture rigide

Heald, Robin; Collins, Peggy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1772782459 ISBN 13 : 9781772782455

Editeur : Pajama Press, 2022

Synopsis

Daniel is preparing a special gift for his new baby sister, but will it be ready by the time they go to the adoption center?

To show baby Angela how much she is loved by her new family, Daniel wants to whistle for her like the songbirds he loves so much. But will she smile for him? When they arrive at the adoption center and Daniel still hasn't got the knack of whistling, it's Jessie, Angela's birthmother, who knows just what to do.

Whistling for Angela celebrates the familial bonds
formed through the act of adoption. Illustrator Peggy Collins' heartwarming
close-ups of the families' loving interactions create an intimate atmosphere
throughout all the emotions of the day. In her author's note Robin Heald
shares the inspiration for the story, which came directly from her own
experiences with adoption. She also explores the increasingly common practice of
building connections between all three sides of the adoption triangle: the
child, the birth family, and the adoptive family.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Robin Heald
lives in Ashland, Oregon. Before her 30-year career as a drama teacher and
preschool director Robin was a stage manager in regional theaters, and on and
off-Broadway. Her previous works include Pat, Roll, Pull and Liberty
Saves the Day, and her
articles have appeared in Exceptional Parenting Magazine and Children's
Literature in Education. Robin's picture book Isadora's Sandálias won
the Katherine Paterson Prize for unpublished children's literature at Hunger
Mountain in 2015. Her newest picture book, Whistling for Angela,
was inspired by her first-hand experiences with adoption. Robin holds a
Master's of Fine Arts in Writing for Children from Spalding University.

Peggy Collins is an award-winning
children's book author-illustrator with more than 35 titles to her name,
including Harley the Hero, A Sky-Blue Bench, In the Snow, and In the
Garden. She has also written and illustrated for animated apps teaching
math, indigenous history, and education. Peggy lives in Newburgh, Ontario with
her two children.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pajama Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1772782459
• ISBN 13: 9781772782455
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 40
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible