BooksA Season for Mangoes
After the death of her beloved grandmother, Sareen finds comfort in a traditional Jamaican ceremony that celebrates Nana’s life. "[A] gentle story...readers will learn much about the love of family, customs, and foods in the Jamaican culture." --Kirkus Reviews The Face at the Window
“The Face at the Window is a wonderful tool for teaching children...about differences, about stigma, and about understanding mental illnesses.” --Mental Health Today Winner of the Américas Award for Children’s Literature Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year Selected as Outstanding by Parent Council ® The Tangerine Tree
“...lyrical in the extreme and resonating with broader overtones.... All of the story’s details have been carefully weighed and flow effortlessly into metaphor; from the emotions of a little girl, Hanson cuts a small jewel of a book.” --Kirkus Reviews |
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