Goin' Someplace Special
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| Author | Pat Mckissack |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Jerry Pinkney |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature, picture book |
| Published | 2001 (Atheneum Books for Young Readers) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9780689818851 |
| OCLC | 43050147 |
Goin' Someplace Special is a 2001 children's book by Pat McKissack and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. It is about a young African American girl, Tricia Ann, who goes to the public library by herself during the time of the Jim Crow laws.
Reception[edit]
Common Sense Media, in a review of Goin' Someplace Special, wrote "The text and artwork here works beautifully together to tell a straightforward story with emotional depth and a strong message."[1]
School Library Journal called it "A thought-provoking story for group sharing and independent readers."[2] The Horn Book Magazine wrote "McKissack and Pinkney strike just the right balance in a picture book for young readers and listeners: informative without being preachy; hopeful without being sentimental."[2]
Goin' Someplace Special has also been reviewed by Booklist,[3] BookPage,[2] Publishers Weekly,[4] Teaching Librarian,[5] Black Issues Book Review,[6] and Library Talk.[7]
It has also been used for studying children's literature.[8]
Awards[edit]
- 2002 Coretta Scott King Award illustrator - winner[9]
- 2002 ALA Notable Children's Book - Younger Readers[10]
- 2003-04 Texas Bluebonnet Award - nominated[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Goin' Someplace Special". www.commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Goin' Someplace Special: Reviews". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ Denise Wilms. "Goin' Someplace Special". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
This book carries a strong message of pride and self-confidence as well as a pointed history lesson. It is also a beautiful tribute to the libraries that were ahead of their time.
- ^ "Goin' Someplace Special". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. August 6, 2001. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ Martha Martin (January 2008). "Goin' Someplace Special". Teaching Librarian. 15 (2). Ontario Library Association: 58. Retrieved January 15, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Khafre Abif (November 2001). "Goin' Someplace Special". Black Issues Book Review. 3 (6). Ontario Library Association: 76. Retrieved January 15, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Ann Bryan Nelson (March 2002). "Goin' Someplace Special (Book)". Library Talk. 15 (2): 44. Retrieved January 15, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "UCLA Department of Information Studies IS 234: Contemporary Children's Literature". gseis.ucla.edu. University of California, Los Angeles. 2004. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ "Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present". ala.org. American Library Association. 5 April 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ "2002 Notable Children's Books: Younger Readers". American Library Association. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ "Texas Bluebonnet Award Voting 2004 Official Statistics" (PDF). txla.org. Texas Library Association. Retrieved January 15, 2017.