The first book that I read was called Buen Shabbat, Shabbat Shalom by Sarah Saroeste. It is a picture book that talks about a Jewish family that is celebrating Shabbat with their family. It gives Ladino (a language that has a mixture of Hebrew and Latin) words that express what they are doing. The illustrations do count as. a picture book, since the illustrations help us understand what the unfamiliar words mean. Also, the words gives us a deeper meaning as to the reasoning why the family is celebrating. The art in this book also helps being able to capture the attention to children in order to help them understand the culture that's outside of theirs.
The second book I read about was called "Esquivel, Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood and Duncan Tonatiuh This type of book deals with the life of Juan Esquivel, a musical artist that was known for his crazy, musical art. The way that this text and illustrations were set up, they greatly compliment each other. Since Esquivel was of Mexican descent, the illustrator used that to reflect in his illustrations. The people were drawn to reflect the ancient Mixtec drawings. People drawn using their side profile, with their head tilted upwards, small torso, and ears in the shape of number three. The text and illustrations work together to make the picture book come alive. This is what makes the picturebook seem great. Without the illustrations, it would've been just another biography book.
The third book is called "Separate is Never Equal" by Duncan Tonathiuh. This book is based on the Mendez V. Westminister School District where Mexican students were being discriminated against, just because of their skin color and they're pre-supposed opinion on how much English they knew. The art in this book also resembles a lot like the art in Esquivel, where are all the characters were drawn in a Mixtec style of drawing. After further looking into Tonatiuh, this is a similar style that he likes to illustrate in his books. His signature style of drawing is what makes hi known. This book won the 2015 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book and a 2015 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book.
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