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Hoffman, Mary

The Color of Home

32 pp. | Fogelman | September, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-8037-2841-7 $$15.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Karin Littlewood. Through painting his first picture, which alludes to his uncle's violent death in Somalia, new U.S. immigrant Hassan communicates his despair to his teacher and faces his homesickness and grief. This is a frank introduction to the harsh realities that some children face (Hassan recalls "the awful smell of burning and blood"). Although Hassan's story is complex, the watercolor images are busier than necessary.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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