In this special Passover story, Larnel Moore, a young African-American boy, and Mrs. Katz, an elderly Jewish woman, develop an unusual friendship through their mutual concern for an abandoned cat named Tush. Together they explore the common themes of suffering and triumph in each of their cultures.
SUBMITTED American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
SUBMITTED IRA Children's Choices
SUBMITTED
| 1993 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book
"Polacco's bright double-spread watercolor paintings are exuberant...an elemental picture of human family."--Booklist.
An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.
Patricia Polacco is the beloved New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of more than sixty picture books, including Chicken Sunday, Pink and Say, and Thank You, Mr. Falker. She lives in Union City, Michigan, where she enjoys speaking to the myriad of children who come to visit her and the famous meteor, the object of one of Patricia’s best-known stories. You can visit Patricia Polacco at PatriciaPolacco.com.
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In this special Passover story, Larnel Moore, a young African-American boy, and Mrs. Katz, an elderly Jewish woman, develop an unusual friendship through their mutual concern for an abandoned cat named Tush. Together they explore the common themes of suffering and triumph in each of their cultures.
Awards
SUBMITTED American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
SUBMITTED IRA Children's Choices
SUBMITTED
| 1993 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book
Reviews
"Polacco's bright double-spread watercolor paintings are exuberant...an elemental picture of human family."--Booklist.
An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.
Author
Patricia Polacco is the beloved New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of more than sixty picture books, including Chicken Sunday, Pink and Say, and Thank You, Mr. Falker. She lives in Union City, Michigan, where she enjoys speaking to the myriad of children who come to visit her and the famous meteor, the object of one of Patricia’s best-known stories. You can visit Patricia Polacco at PatriciaPolacco.com.
View titles by Patricia Polacco
