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*Grandma: A sweet, creative elderly woman that do what ever is in her hands to show her grandchild how beautiful can a crowded city might be to live on. |
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*The boy: a scared, frightened child because of the noises and busy movements of New York City. |
*The boy: a scared, frightened child because of the noises and busy movements of New York City. |
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==Critical Response== |
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Reviewers found this picture book as one of kind. ''[[Common Sense Media]]'', for example, claims "Nana in the city is a gentle, reassuring book that does a wonderfull job of depicting the very loving relationship between a grandmother and her young grandson. The text is simple, the message is solidly uplifting, and the artwork is fantastic"<ref>''Common sense media''. 21 May. 2016</ref> while according to ''[[Academic Search Complete]]'' the artwork illustrated by Castillo is amazing, the use of water colors increase the narrative's tone, and the use of black lines fantastically define the characters and settings of the story. <ref>Phelan, Caroline.''"Nana in the city."'' booklist 111.2 (2014):59-60. Academic Search Complete.Web. 21 May 2016</ref> Another review comes from ''[[The Horn Book]]'', which says that "this is a just right kind of book. Just the right size; just the right tone; just the right scope of experience/ adventure for the audience." Parravano consist with other reviewers that the use of vivid color and lines give and extraordinary touch to it, the bright yellow, green, red and the sketches give a peculiar look at the book.<ref> Parravano, Martha. The Horn Book Review "Nana in the City". 15 Jan2015 </ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| Author | Lauren Castillo |
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| Illustrator | Lauren Castillo |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Publication date | 2014 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 40 |
| ISBN | 9781490660042 |
Nana in the City is a children's picture book by author Lauren Castillo, who also illustrated the book in a unique and extraordinary way. It was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2014. The book was the Caldecott Medal winner in the year 2015. Castillo is also the writer of other books, such as The Troublemaker and Melvin and the Boy.
Plot
Nana in the City tells the story of a little child that goes to visit his grandmother's new apartment in the city of New York. Unfortunately he notice so many things that make him feel that his loved Nana should not be living there because of many reasons. For example he thinks that the city is very noisy and is very crowded therefore the city is dangerous for a woman like Nana, because of this Nana tells him that she will show him the real wonders of living in a big city like New York. While the boy sleeps Nana knitted him a red cape hoping that it will work like a talisman that he can use to go outside and explore the city with much more confidence, at the morning nana put the cape on her grandson and immediately the boy said that he feel brave and that he is ready to explore the city again. The little boy now sees the city with other eyes and told Nana that after all the city is not so bad as he thought it was. This cape works so well for him that he ties his cape to his dear Nana with the belief that this cape will protect her loved Grandmother of any danger.
Characters
Nana in the city contains two characters which are the protagonist of the book.
- Grandma: A sweet, creative elderly woman that do what ever is in her hands to show her grandchild how beautiful can a crowded city might be to live on.
- The boy: a scared, frightened child because of the noises and busy movements of New York City.
References
- Preisendorfer, Cheryl. "Castillo, Lauren. Nana in the City." School Library Journal May 2015: 68. Academic OneFile. Web. 27 Jan. 2016.
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