{"product_id":"a-likkle-miss-lou-nadia-hohn-9781771473507","title":"A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e most anticipated picture book of fall 2019 by Nadia L. Hohn, named one of CBC's \"6 Black Canadian writers to watch\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Louise Bennett Coverley, better known as Miss Lou, was an iconic poet and entertainer known for popularizing the use of patois in music and poetry internationally--helping to pave the way for artists like Harry Belafonte and Bob Marley to use patois in their work. This picture book tells the story of Miss Lou's early years, when she was a young girl growing up in Jamaica. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a child, Miss Lou loved words--particularly the Jamaican English, or patois, that she heard all around her. As a young writer, Miss Lou felt caught between writing \"lines of words like tight cornrows,\" as her teachers instructed, and words that beat more naturally \"in time with her heart.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The uplifting and inspiring story of a girl finding her own voice, this is also a vibrant, colorful, and immersive look at an important figure in our cultural history. With rich and warm illustrations bringing the story to life, \u003ci\u003eA Likkle Miss Lou\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern ode to language, girl power, diversity, and the arts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e End matter includes a glossary of Jamaican patois terms, a note about the author's #OwnVoices perspective as a Jamaican-Canadian writer, and a brief biography of Miss Lou and her connection to Canada, where she lived for 20 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nadia Hohn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771473509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771473507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Owlkids\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.80w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e508769 \/ Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2019 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory","brand":"Nadia Hohn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043961893119,"sku":"9781771473507","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa010b65-b6e7-4c7c-bf1b-7e314be22bc7.jpg?v=1684970116","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-likkle-miss-lou-nadia-hohn-9781771473507","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}