These Hands

by Hope Lynne Price, Bryan Collier (Illustrator)

Overview

These hands create. These hands can build. These hands can reach. Can stretch. Can teach.


Begging to be read aloud, this engaging, poetic board book is a wonderful tribute to the grace and power of hands, and is the perfect fit for our littlest readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781368050319
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	10/20/2020
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	1,069,087
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 2 Years

About the Author

Hope Lynne Price (Price-Lindsay) earned her BFA from Howard University. She has also penned adult fiction, is an accomplished playwright and has worked as a public school Arts Educator for twenty years. Over the years, she's done everything from performing as a dancer with Ringling Brothers Circus, to storytelling at Smithsonian, and presenting workshops for children on the Disney Magic Cruise Ship. Her favorite place is Martha's Vineyard. She is the mother of two amazing human beings (Noelle and Jordan) and she resides in Silver Spring, MD. To learn more about the author, visit her website at: bisonrepertorytheater.com.


Bryan Collier is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator. He won both the Coretta Scott King Award and the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award for Uptown, the first book he both wrote and illustrated. Bryan has won a total of six Coretta Scott King Awards and is a four-time Caldecott Honor recipient. He was a nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2014 for his lifetime contributions to children's literature. Bryan lives in Marlboro, New York, with his family.

Editorial Reviews

"Lulled by its poetic rhythms, children will appreciate the uplifting message of this text that puts them in charge of their destinies."— Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

PreS-Gr 1-A simply written rhyming text follows a young girl from the moment she is gently wakened by her mother until she kneels beside her bed to give thanks for the day. With the reverence of a modest prayer, brief sentences reveal the complexities of everyday activities. "These hands/can reach./Can stretch./Can teach....These hands/can pray./Can clap./Can play./Can sow the/seeds/for a brighter/day." Whether making chalk drawings on the sidewalk or gently pressing her lips to her pregnant mother's belly, this African-American child's confidence and joy are captured by Collier's deeply hued, evocative collages. While the verse is occasionally forced and the illustrations don't always match the action of the text, the overall result is effective and pleasing.-Alicia Eames, New York City Public Schools Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Price pens an ode to the potential in a small child's hands—hands that can create, fly a kite, hold open the pages of a book; they "sow the seeds for a brighter day." Lulled by its poetic rhythms, children will appreciate the uplifting message of this text that puts them in charge of their destinies. These hands and the hands of every child who reads this book will undoubtedly shape the future, building relationships and stronger communities. Collier's bold collage art captures the loving relationship of a family working together and supporting one another throughout the day. The simple, staccato sentences and scenes will work well at story hours, as listeners envision the possibilities of the tender, hopeful narrative. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews