I love picture
books. The two I bought this week
exemplify why.
A Different Pond by Bao Phi tells the story of an
immigrant Hmong family from the perspective of the youngest child. While it is a story about what is difficult,
it is ultimately a story about success.
The poetic vision of the story and the evocative pictures create an
affirming space. Those of us who value
family will find much to love here.
My Beautiful Birds by Suzanne Del Rizzo has the most
gorgeous art I think I have ever seen in a picture book. The author and artist
works in Plasticine, polymer clay, and other mixed media. The birds (and children and adults and
settings) are, in fact, beautiful. The
story is heartbreaking, about Syrian refugee children, but holds out hope for
solace in the things we love and the people around us.
(Both of these
books fill the heart. If that is not a
fitness concept, I don’t know what is.)
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