#pip newbery

[sesiondemadrugada]

The Good Father (Mike Newell, 1985).

[womeninmovieswearinghats]

Joan Collins in The Bitch (1979)

Direction: Gerry O’Hara

Costumes: Pip Newbery and Penny Rose

[books4yourkids]

I know that @americanlibraryassociation just awarded the Newberys last week, but it's hard to read A CRACK IN THE SEA by HM Bouwman and not think about all the awards it deserves. Bouwman is an amazing storyteller and she has taken on an epic tale in this middle grade novel with perfect illustrations by Yuko Shimizu. Two worlds, three sets of siblings and water everywhere. From Venus and Swimmer escaping a slave ship in 1781 to Thahn and Sang escaping a war-torn Vietnam to Pip and Kinchen in the second world, this is a lyrical, magical, and utterly engrossing book. I am reading and listening and, as always, Bahni Turpin (she did a stellar job narrating THE TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY by Adam Rex) is a joy to listen to. @penguinkids @putnambooks @yukoart #hmbouwman #acrackinthesea #bookstagram #kidsbookstagram #middlegradenovel