  | Circle of love Author: Smith, Monique Gray | |
| Price: $24.48 | ||
Summary:
Join Molly at the intertribal community center, where she introduces us to people she knows and loves: her grandmother and her grandmother's wife, her uncles and their baby, her cousins, and her treasured friends. They dance, sing, garden, learn, pray, and eat together. And tonight, they come together for a feast! Molly shares with the reader how each person makes her feel--and reminds us that love is love.
| Illustrator: | Neidhardt, Nicole |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (02/15/24)
School Library Journal (+) (06/28/24)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 06/28/2024 PreS-Gr 3—A warm-hearted, welcoming book that introduces readers to the term tawâw, which means much more than "there is always room." In Molly's neighborhood, the urban intertribal center is her circle of love where everyone is welcome and included. All persons are accepted; all persons belong and are loved. Molly celebrates with her grandmothers, her aunts and uncles and her entire circle. It is indeed a huge, joyous feast. Colorful, joyful illustrations are heartfelt and show everyone singing, celebrating, eating, and dancing. It's a positive, lovely picture book highlighting belonging, equity, culture, community, inclusiveness (LGBTQIA+, Native American, urban), and love. In fact, "love is love" is repeated throughout the book to reinforce positive respect for all. The author is Cree/Lakota and the illustrator is Diné; the book includes a glossary. VERDICT A must-have for every balanced picture book collection.—Pamela Thompson McLeod - Copyright 2024 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
School Library Journal - 06/28/2024 PreS-Gr 3—A warm-hearted, welcoming book that introduces readers to the term tawâw, which means much more than "there is always room." In Molly's neighborhood, the urban intertribal center is her circle of love where everyone is welcome and included. All persons are accepted; all persons belong and are loved. Molly celebrates with her grandmothers, her aunts and uncles and her entire circle. It is indeed a huge, joyous feast. Colorful, joyful illustrations are heartfelt and show everyone singing, celebrating, eating, and dancing. It's a positive, lovely picture book highlighting belonging, equity, culture, community, inclusiveness (LGBTQIA+, Native American, urban), and love. In fact, "love is love" is repeated throughout the book to reinforce positive respect for all. The author is Cree/Lakota and the illustrator is Diné; the book includes a glossary. VERDICT A must-have for every balanced picture book collection.—Pamela Thompson McLeod - Copyright 2024 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
