The Girl with the Brown Crayon: How Childen Use Stories to Shape Their Lives
This simple, personal tale tells a story of self-discovery--through the thoughts and blossoming spirit of Reeny, a little girl with a fondness for the color brown and an astonishing sense of herself. Paley interweaves the themes of race, identity, gender, and the essential human needs to create...
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This simple, personal tale tells a story of self-discovery--through the thoughts and blossoming spirit of Reeny, a little girl with a fondness for the color brown and an astonishing sense of herself. Paley interweaves the themes of race, identity, gender, and the essential human needs to create and to belong. 112 pp.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780674354425 (0674354427)
ASIN: 674354427
Publish date: September 15th 1998
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Pages no: 112
Edition language: English
Who knows why, but I wasn’t crazy about this book either. I thought I would love it, but it seemed to be a very personal account of a teacher’s last year, focusing especially on her encounter with one special student who led the class in a love for the books of Leo Lionni.
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