Home Place (Dragonwagon book)
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| Author | Crescent Dragonwagon |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Jerry Pinkney |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature, picture book |
| Published | 1990 (Macmillan) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9780027331905 |
| OCLC | 19739875 |
Home Place is a 1990 book written by Crescent Dragonwagon and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney about a family who comes across the remains of a homestead and a girl who imagines what that family was like.
Reception[edit]
Publishers Weekly, in a review of Home Place, wrote "With striking craft, Dragonwagon limns a forgotten family's day-to-day existence. Pinkney's characteristically stunning, limpid watercolors are lush in shades of greens and browns, with touches of vibrant yellow in the flowers."[1] and School Library Journal called it " A wonderfully evocative work."[2]
Home Place has also been reviewed by Booklist,[3] and Kirkus Reviews[4]
It received the 1991 Golden Kite Picture book Award.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Half a Moon and One Whole Star". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. August 1, 1990. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ "Home Place: Reviews". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ "Home place". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
This mood piece captures that quiet, reflective feeling a country hike can prompt. As always, Pinkney's watercolors are lush and memorable.
- ^ "Home Place". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
A pleasant exercise in imaginative nostalgia.
- ^ "Past Golden Kite Recipients". scbwi.org. Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Retrieved February 10, 2017.