{"product_id":"two-drops-of-brown-in-a-cloud-of-white-9781773062587","title":"Two Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA child's joy on a snowy day finally helps her mother feel at home in their new country\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA little girl and her mother walk home from school on a snowy winter day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"So much snow,\" says Ma. \"So monochromatic.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mono crow what?\" her daughter replies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMa misses the sun, warmth and colors of their faraway homeland, but her daughter sees magic in everything -- the clouds in the winter sky, the \"firework\" display when she throws an armful of snow into the air, making snow angels, tasting snowflakes. And in the end, her joy is contagious. Home is where family is, after all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis gently layered, beautifully illustrated story unfolds as a conversation between a mother and daughter and will resonate with readers across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4\u003cbr\u003e Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6\u003cbr\u003e Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBalasubramaniam, Saumiya:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSaumiya Balasubramaniam's debut picture book, \u003cem\u003eWhen I Found Grandma\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Qin Leng, was featured in the \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Seven books to help kids make sense of the world\") and by the CBC (\"Kids books to look for in 2019\"). It was described by \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e as a \"subtle, heartfelt story.\" Saumiya lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCampbell, Eva:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEva Campbell is an artist and illustrator who teaches visual art. She has exhibited her work in Canada, the US, the UK, Barbados and Ghana. Eva won the Children's Africana Book Award for her illustrations in \u003cem\u003eThe Matatu\u003c\/em\u003e by Eric Walters. She also illustrated \u003cem\u003eAfricville\u003c\/em\u003e by Shauntay Grant, winner of the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration, and a Governor General's Literary Award finalist. Eva lives in Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50859208048914,"sku":"9781773062587","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_808cbf05-f2f2-4533-829c-573c1405537b.jpg?v=1737552343","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/two-drops-of-brown-in-a-cloud-of-white-9781773062587","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}