Archive for February, 2017

My Beautiful Birds “is a tale of sorrow and suffering and promise” says CanLit for LittleCanadians

February 17th, 2017

“In My Beautiful Birds, author-illustrator Suzanne Del Rizzo offers a poignant story of a Syrian child refugee traumatized by leaving his cherished pigeons behind. It is a tale of sorrow and suffering and promise, and beautifully rendered in Suzanne Del Rizzo’s distinctive art…. The sadness and trauma in this little boy’s life is so palpable, from the family’s departure […]

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Adrift at Sea is featured on Booklist Online

February 13th, 2017

“In this picture book for somewhat older readers, Ho narrates the story of his perilous escape from postwar Vietnam, in 1981, describing his pain at leaving behind loved ones and relief upon being rescued by an American aircraft carrier after six days adrift on the ocean. The text is terse and unembellished, leaving the rich […]

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The International Educator gives French Toast a positive review

February 13th, 2017

“When you are blind, you don’t see skin color and you truly know that everyone is the same. Phoebe doesn’t like it when kids from school call ‘Hey, French Toast!’ or tease her for her accent. Her Nan-ma is blind and asks Phoebe to describe the colors of family and friends. Their talk helps Phoebe […]

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Quill & Quire gives Under the Umbrella a Starred Review

February 13th, 2017

“…The two strangers form an almost-instant friendship; the man buys the boy a tart, which they share as the weather magically turns from grey rain to bright yellow sunshine, through which the two soar happily. Buquet’s prose, translated into English by Erin Woods, consists of rhyming couplets, most of which fit together and flow with […]

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CM Magazine admires the “outstanding artwork” in My Beautiful Birds

February 8th, 2017

“Suzanne Del Rizzo both wrote and illustrated My Beautiful Birds. The illustrations are mixed media, including plasticine, polymer clay, and acrylic. The plasticine and clay provide colourful yet dimensional illustrations to accompany the story. Two of my favourite illustrations are the powerful images of Sami’s painting of his beloved pigeon becoming covered in black smears, and, […]

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