Going Down Home with Daddy
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A 2020 CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK
Set at one young boy's annual family reunion, this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book by Kelly Starling Lyons and Daniel Minter is a rich and moving celebration of Black history, culture, and the power of family traditions.
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the YearSchool Library Journal Best Books of the YearBest Children's Books of the Year ―Bank Street College of EducationChicago Public Library Best of the Best Book ―Chicago Public Library
★"A warm, loving, necessary reminder of the power in families coming together." —Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
"On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a cooler full of snacks. He says there's nothing like going down home."
Down home is Granny's house. Down home is where Lil Alan and his parents and sister will gather with great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Down home is where Lil Alan will hear stories of the ancestors and visit the land that has meant so much to all of them. And down home is where all of the children will find their special way to pay tribute to their family history. All the kids have to decide what they'll share, but what will Lil Alan do?
Kelly Starling Lyons' eloquent text explores the power of history and family traditions, and stunning illustrations by Coretta Scott King Honor- and Caldecott Honor-winner Daniel Minter reveal the motion and connections in a large, multi-generational family.
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Kelly Starling Lyons. (2020). Going Down Home with Daddy. Peachtree Publishing Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kelly Starling Lyons. 2020. Going Down Home With Daddy. Peachtree Publishing Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kelly Starling Lyons, Going Down Home With Daddy. Peachtree Publishing Company, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kelly Starling Lyons. Going Down Home With Daddy. Peachtree Publishing Company, 2020. Web.
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A 2020 CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK
Set at one young boy's annual family reunion, this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book by Kelly Starling Lyons and Daniel Minter is a rich and moving celebration of Black history, culture, and the power of family traditions.
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Best Children's Books of the Year ―Bank Street College of Education
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book ―Chicago Public Library★"A warm, loving, necessary reminder of the power in families coming together." —Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
"On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a cooler full of snacks. He says there's nothing like going down home."
Down home is Granny's house. Down home is where Lil Alan and his parents and sister will gather with great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Down home is where Lil Alan will hear stories of the ancestors and visit the land that has meant so much to all of them. And down home is where all of the children will find their special way to pay tribute to their family history. All the kids have to decide what they'll share, but what will Lil Alan do?
Kelly Starling Lyons' eloquent text explores the power of history and family traditions, and stunning illustrations by Coretta Scott King Honor- and Caldecott Honor-winner Daniel Minter reveal the motion and connections in a large, multi-generational family.
Discussion Guide and Teacher's Guide available.
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- content: "Minter's illustrations, rendered in an acrylic wash, work in beautiful harmony with Lyons's joyful portrait of a deeply loving multigenerational family. Carefully layered images, patterns, and textures reinforce the narrative links between family history, American history, ancestral land and nature, and the bonds of family... Readers will enjoy this moving celebration of familial love, history, and tradition. Highly ¬recommended." —School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
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In a lushly illustrated tribute to family history, an African-American boy and his family take their annual trip to his great-grandmother’s farm for a reunion. The pivotal event is a family celebration during which each individual performs. Lil Alan’s cousins have their presentations prepared—one cousin will read a Langston Hughes poem, another will share a scrapbook “in Granny’s favorite color blue.” Alan, though, is stumped: “I kick a stone and my eyes start to burn.” But as he internalizes the energy of the farm, tastes “love-made dishes,” and enjoys family, the words come: “Cotton for the quilts Granny made to keep her children warm... A pecan for the trees Pa planted and all the kids love to climb.” Lyons’s image-rich prose and Minter’s powerful acrylics—rendered in shadowy blues and fiery shades—convey a sense of historical struggle alongside cherished tradition while capturing the experience of performance jitters. Ages 4–8.
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Starred review from April 1, 2019
Gr 2-5-Inspired by the author's family heritage and traditions, this title follows an African American family as they travel "down home" for a family reunion. Lil' Alan is excited to see his extended family and visit his great-grandma and her farm but is anxious about how he might contribute to the celebration. Sis is planning to sing Granny's favorite song, and cousin Isaiah will read a poem by Langston Hughes, but what can Lil' Alan do? As he goes on a tractor ride, enjoys "love-made" family meals, attends church services, and listens to his father and other relatives share memories and ruminate on the importance of family, Lil' Alan realizes that the answer is in the precious family land, the gifts of which he uses in a heartfelt tribute to his family and its roots. Minter's illustrations, rendered in an acrylic wash, work in beautiful harmony with Lyons's joyful portrait of a deeply loving multigenerational family. Carefully layered images, patterns, and textures reinforce the narrative links between family history, American history, ancestral land and nature, and the bonds of family: "When we go down home with Daddy, everything we see holds a piece of him and us." VERDICT Readers will enjoy this moving celebration of familial love, history, and tradition. Highly recommended.-Lauren Strohecker, McKinley Elementary School, Elkins Park, PA
Copyright 2019 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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Starred review from February 15, 2019
A young boy ponders the perfect tribute to his great-grandma for their annual family reunion.This year everyone's prepared something special for Granny's anniversary celebration "down home"--everyone except Lil Alan. As he considers what to give, Lil Alan's weekend is marked by memories connected to the land and his family, those who are still alive and ancestors that have passed on. Ultimately, he gifts an object lesson that emphasizes the legacy of love that brings them together as a "mighty family." Imagery is presented in marvelous metaphors ("I watch as we drive from city streets to flowing highways under a sweep of sparkling stars"), while lighthearted ribbing (" 'Got a head just like your daddy, ' Uncle Jay teases me") and soul food ( "smoked turkey, mac and cheese, okra and tomatoes, and biscuits oozing mayhaw jelly"--yum) set the scene for a celebration of myriad African-American and family traditions. Minter's acrylic-wash prints soar as stenciled cotton bolls, okra, and pecans dot the pages alongside images of family members in sepia and blue-black hues. One striking spread details silhouettes of Lil Alan, Sis, and Momma layered on top of one another, same eyes, lips, and textured hair and same reunion T-shirt imprinted with a simple, familiar, deeply rooted tree.A warm, loving, necessary reminder of the power in families coming together. (Picture book. 4-11)COPYRIGHT(2019) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Preschool-G Lil' Alan and his African American family arise before dawn for the drive down home to Granny's house for a reunion. They arrive to hugs from Granny, a parade of extended kin, and a quick trip around the farm on Granny's tractor. Tradition dictates that everyone contributes something to the celebration?a song, a poem, a scrapbook?but Alan agonizes, unsure what he should share. Lyons' lyrical text recounts a heartfelt story of family love, shared history, and connection to a place that binds everyone together. Minter's acrylic wash illustrations transmit a dreamy quality that conveys the deep respect family members share with one another. Blue washes are employed for the most reverent scenes, depicting dinnertime grace, memories of the now departed patriarch Pa, and Alan's heartfelt speech acknowledging the iconic elements that symbolize family for him. Also effective is Minter's use of intricately designed patterns that grace clothing, Granny's chickens, and layered images depicting cotton plants, garden areas, and a church. A tribute to families and the components that connect them.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)
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A 2020 CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK
Set at one young boy's annual family reunion, this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book by Kelly Starling Lyons and Daniel Minter is a rich and moving celebration of Black history, culture, and the power of family traditions.
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Best Children's Books of the Year ―Bank Street College of Education
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book ―Chicago Public Library★"A warm, loving, necessary reminder of the power in families coming together." —Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
"On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a cooler full of snacks. He says there's nothing like going down home."
Down home is Granny's house. Down home is where Lil Alan and his parents and sister will gather with great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins....
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