Papa Brings Me the World
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw's Papa Brings Me the World is a poignant picture book that celebrates the bond between parent and child, and follows their long-distance trip around the world.
Most parents drive a car or ride a bus or train to work—but not Lulu’s papa. He navigates mountains, deserts, and oceans, each time returning home with pockets full of treasures. There’s an ancient calculator from China, a musical mbira from Zimbabwe, and a special game from Sumatra. But the best treasures are special stories Papa tells when he comes home—tales of playing peekaboo with rare birds in the Andes and befriending dragons in the Irish Sea.
This long-distance love story between parent and child celebrates inclusivity, imagination, and the richness of global cultures.
Christy Ottaviano Books
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"Born to explore," Lu's photojournalist father "navigates mountains, deserts, and oceans," creating "windows into magical worlds." When he returns from a trip, he brings coins ("the ones with holes are my favorites"), other objects ("a driftwood dragon"), and stories from various destinations. Though his daughter treasures it all textural mixed-media collage by Kostecki-Shaw reveals a full spread of the items and understands that coming and going is her father's job, she yearns to travel with him. "Until then," he says, "I'll bring the world to you." Through pages that tell of trips to Cameroon, China, Mali, Mexico, Sumatra, and Zimbabwe, among other places, the creator conveys the idea that there are many ways to be in the world; she also imagines one way that parents can offer glimpses of its bounty as an introduction to broader experience. Ages 3 6.
