Hope and Family. (children's bookshelf).Hope and Family by Isabell Monk Illustrated by Janice Lee Porter Carolrhoda Books, Inc., February 2001, $15.95, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1-575-05230-X (Hope) ISBN 1-575-05485-X (Family) Ages: four to eight In Family, Isabell Monk relates the story of Hope and her wonderful relationship with her great-aunt Poogee. Hope and her parents are joined by aunts, uncles and cousins for a family gathering at Aunt Poogee's farm. Family gatherings would be nothing without food, and the gathering at Aunt Poogee's does not disappoint. There is catfish for fryin', greens, chicken, corn on the cob with fresh squeezed lemonade to wash it down, all made from family recipes. Hope has a family recipe of her own that she had learned from a cousin on her father's side. The recipe is a bit different, and she isn't so sure whether her mother's family will like the surprise she's made for everyone. At Aunt Poogee's gentle encouragement, Hope places her special dessert on the table alongside the other family dishes and watches with pride and joy as her peppermint peppermint: see mint. peppermint Strongly aromatic perennial herb (Mentha piperita, mint family), source of a widely used flavouring. Native to Europe and Asia, it has been naturalized in North America. pickles Pickles may refer to
Hope tells the story of a young girl and her warm memories of summer weekends spent with her great-aunt Poogee. Hope loves riding in the pink Cadillac and going to the crowed marketplace where they are sure to meet one or two of Aunt Poogee's friends. They stop for a spell to hear the latest bit of friendly gossip. During one particular visit to the marketplace, Hope becomes the unfortunate victim when one of her aunt's friends makes a disparaging dis·par·age tr.v. dis·par·aged, dis·par·ag·ing, dis·par·ag·es 1. To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle. See Synonyms at decry. 2. To reduce in esteem or rank. comment about Hope's obvious "missed" heritage. Later that evening, during their special bedtime storytelling Storytelling Aesop semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10] Münchäusen Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit. , Aunt Poogee weaves a story full of all the love and faith her family's heritage is built upon, and the hope the child herself represents for her family's future. In her first book for children, Isabell Monk gusses the wonderful tradition of verbal storytelling mixed with the old-fashioned family values family values pl.n. The moral and social values traditionally maintained and affirmed within a family. of faith and love to defuse de·fuse tr.v. de·fused, de·fus·ing, de·fus·es 1. To remove the fuse from (an explosive device). 2. To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile: a sensitive subject many of our young children face today. Natasha Woods currently lives in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. where she is working on her own African-inspired clothing line for children. |
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