Children's Fiction Emigration & Immigration
Malaika, Carnival Queen
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books Ltd
- Initial publish date
- May 2023
- Category
- Emigration & Immigration, Other, Non-Religious, Death & Dying
- Recommended Age
- 3 to 6
- Recommended Grade
- p to 1
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781773068503
- Publish Date
- May 2023
- List Price
- $18.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781773068510
- Publish Date
- May 2023
- List Price
- $10.99
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Description
Malaika learns about her father, who came to Canada as a migrant farm worker when she was just a baby and who shared her love of carnival.
Malaika dreams about a man with a basket of fruit and guesses that the dream is about her father. Mummy explains that her daddy passed away long ago, and Grandma decides it’s time Malaika knew more about her father’s life.
The family drives to a far-off farm where they receive a warm welcome and visit the orchard where Malaika’s father picked fruit. The farm workers tell Malaika that her daddy had always dreamed of celebrating carnival there, just like back home. Will Malaika agree to be their Carnival Queen for the harvest festival?
Nadia L. Hohn and Irene Luxbacher have created another compelling story about Malaika, who finds a way to cope with her sadness about her father through their shared love of carnival. Includes an author's note.
Key Text Features
dialogue
glossary
illustrations
vignettes
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6
With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
About the authors
NADIA L. HOHN is a writer and educator. Her first picture book, Malaika’s Costume, won the Helen Isobel Sissons Canadian Children’s Story Award and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Children’s Literature Award. She is also the author of Malaika’s Winter Carnival and Malaika’s Surprise, both illustrated by Irene Luxbacher; A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice, illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes; Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter, illustrated by Gustavo Mazali; and two titles in the Sankofa series — Music and Media. Nadia’s writing is inspired by her childhood memories, Jamaican heritage, Black culture, world travels, and social issues. She lives in Toronto.
IRENE LUXBACHER est à la fois auteure, illustratrice et artiste. Elle a publié de nombreux livres d’activités artistiques et albums jeunesse dont Le jardin imaginaire de grand-papa, d’Andrew Larsen, mis en nomination pour le Prix du Gouverneur général dans la catégorie illustrations. Irene habite à Toronto où elle travaille actuellement à la création de nouveaux tableaux et albums.
IRENE LUXBACHER was nominated for the Governor General’s Award for her illustrations in Andrew Larsen’sThe Imaginary Garden (Le jardin imaginaire de grand-papa). She has illustrated several other picture books, including Mittens to Share (Une mitaine pour deux), The Heart’s Song (Le grand cœur de madame Lili), as well as her own picture books Once I Was a Bear (Lorsque j’étais un ours…) and Mattoo, Let’s Play! (Viens jouer, Matou!). She lives in Toronto, Ontario with her husband and young son. You can learn more about her work at www.ireneluxbacher.com.
Editorial Reviews
This breathtaking addition to the Malaika picture book series does not disappoint … Malaika, Carnival Queen is a beautiful depiction of the desire to connect to personal genealogy, but it is also a depiction of black culture and Jamaican heritage.
CM: Canadian Review of Materials
A lovely story that intertwines a girl's past and present into an honest reflection of her family.
Kirkus Reviews
A heartwarming story.
School Library Journal
Other titles by
Patty Dreams
Getting Us to Grandma’s
The Antiracist Kitchen
21 Stories (and Recipes)
La surprise de Malaika
Malaika’s Surprise
A Likkle Miss Lou
How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice
Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter
Le carnaval de Malaika
Malaika’s Winter Carnival
