Título: Sweet People Are Everywhere
Autor: Alice Walker
Sinopse: Sweet People Are Everywhere, an illustrated picture book featuring a poem by internationally renowned writer and activist Alice Walker, is a powerful celebration of humanity. The poem addresses a young boy getting his first passport, taking the boyand the readeron a journey through a series of countries around the globe where sweet people can be found. Sweet People Are Everywhere, an illustrated picture book for children ages 48 (and readers of all ages) by internationally renowned writer and activist Alice Walker, focuses on a common thread of the sweet people who can be found all over the world. The poem addresses a young boy getting his first passport, taking the boyand the readeron a journey through a series of countries around the globe. The poem is a powerful celebration of humanity and globalism, embodying a generosity of spirit that is inspiring, timely, and timeless. After journeying through dozens of countries and pointing out the sweet people in each place, Walker writes these beautiful, hopeful, and haunting words: We are lost if we can no longer experience how sweet human beings can be. Promise me never to forget this. The books full-color illustrations by Quim Torres include a world map highlighting the many countries referenced, and the book includes an interview with Alice Walker. The evocative free verse poem was first published in Walkers 2018 poetry collection Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart, winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Library Journal praised the book for its poems of love and hope and, in a starred review, Booklist commended Walkers prodding wisdom of an elder suggesting that we can cope by taking comfort in beauty, friendship, and human kindness; by always expressing gratitude; and by turning inward to hold ourselves accountable for what we contribute. Sweet People Are Everywhere is Walkers sixth book for children, and it explores and builds on some of the same themes as her 2007 title Why War Is Never a Good Idea; her first childrens book was Langston Hughes: American Poet (1974).
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Sweet People Are Everywhere”, de Alice Walker, publicado pela editora Tra Publishing, em 2021 e com 48 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Tra Publishing
Páginas: 48
Ano: 2021
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1734761814
ISBN13: 9781734761818
