![]() I’ve been happily reading them for the last 7 years. I feel so grateful to have found her and her books. I so admire how she turns challenges into triumphs. Very uplifting! Polacco is lucky to have such a strong sense of family and of place. This is a real celebration of books, reading, community, and giving and sharing. I love how she dedicated this book (the 66th by her that I’ve read) to her editor of 30 years. Wonderful detail to the illustrations! Also, the last page has 3 photos of her grandmother and others in different settings. Some of the other pictures are even more creative though, and in a style almost like Chagall for a few. I’m particularly fond of the cover illustration, a picture that also appears inside the book as part of the story. ![]() ![]() ![]() She has such history in Michigan and I can understand what she’s made it her home. It’s a story about books and I always appreciate those, and a story based on her own grandmother’s experience and I love reading Polacco’s stories about her own life and her family members’ lives. Recommended for 8 and up, and for some ages 5-7 for read aloud. I wasn’t familiar with the term mermaid’s purse and was afraid this would be one of Polacco’s folk tale books for young children, and I tend not to like them as much as her emotionally moving picture books for older children. ![]()
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