Big Red Lollipop
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A picture book by Rukhsana Khan
Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
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Published by Viking Children's Books
Spring 2010
40 pg, Hardcover
ISBN 9780670062874
Big Red Lollipop is also to be published in Indonesia by
Kidclassic, an imprint of Awareness Publication |
A multicultural picture book about greed and temptation, set in North
America about two sisters who are invited to a birthday party.
- Selected as a Junior Library Guild Choice
"Siblings everywhere will see themselves in this
story, even though it is rooted in the experience of an immigrant
family. Rubina is invited to a birthday party, and her little sister
Sana screams, “I wanna go too!” Their mother, Ami, insists that Sana be
taken with, despite Rubina’s vigorous protests, and the party turns out
as badly as Rubina worries it will… The story (and its lesson) comes to
life in Blackall’s spot-on illustrations, which focus on the family,
their expressions, and body language. …At its heart, though, this is an
honest, even moving, commentary on sisterly relationships, and the final
rapprochement is as sweet as the lollipop Sana offers Rubina."
-Booklist Starred Review-
"Dynamic visual design distinguishes this tale of
sibling conflict in an immigrant family…. Blackall’s peppy
watercolor-and-pencil illustrations hum with vibrancy and a wonderful
sense of children in constant motion. Every page shows fresh composition
and scale…Charming and spirited."
-Kirkus Reviews-