Mirror

An innovative, two-in-one picture book follows a parallel day in the life of two families: one in a Western city and one in a North African village.

Somewhere in Sydney, Australia, a boy and his family wake up, eat breakfast, and head out for a busy day of shopping. Meanwhile, in a small village in Morocco, a boy and his family go through their own morning routines and set out to a bustling market. In this ingenious, wordless picture book, readers are invited to compare, page by page, the activities and surroundings of children in two different cultures. Their lives may at first seem quite unalike, but a closer look reveals that there are many things, some unexpected, that connect them as well. Designed to be read side by side -- one from the left and the other from the right -- these intriguing stories are told entirely through richly detailed collage illustrations.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 11/09/2010
ISBN: 9780763648480
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.20h x 10.90w x 0.60d
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Middle East Book Awards - Winner

Review Citations: Booklist 02/15/2011 pg. 77
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 17
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2010
Publishers Weekly 10/25/2010
New York Times Book Review 11/07/2010 pg. 33
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2010 pg. 3
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2011 pg. 76
School Library Journal 01/01/2011 pg. 69
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2011
Foreword 01/21/2011