What Is Given from the Heart

CORETTA SCOTT KING - JOHN STEPTOE ILLUSTRATOR AWARD FOR NEW TALENT WINNER

This final, magnificent picture book from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author Patricia McKissack is a poignant and uplifting celebration of the joy of giving.

"Misery loves company," Mama says to James Otis. It's been a rough couple of months for them, but Mama says as long as they have their health and strength, they're blessed. One Sunday before Valentine's Day, Reverend Dennis makes an announcement during the service-- the Temples have lost everything in a fire, and the church is collecting anything that might be useful to them. James thinks hard about what he can add to the Temple's "love box," but what does he have worth giving? With her extraordinary gift for storytelling, McKissack--with stunning illustrations by Harrison--delivers a touching, powerful tale of compassion and reminds us all that what is given from the heart, reaches the heart.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
Published: 01/08/2019
ISBN: 9780375836152
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.80w x 0.50d
Award: John Steptoe New Talent Award - Winner

Review Citations: School Library Journal 02/01/2019 pg. 44
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2018 pg. 110
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2018
Booklist 11/01/2018 pg. 61
Publishers Weekly 10/29/2018
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 80
Shelf Awareness 01/15/2019
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 117897 / All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll
Reading Level: 3.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5