Goin' Someplace Special

2001 children's book by Patricia McKissack
9780689818851OCLC43050147

Goin' Someplace Special is a 2001 children's book by Pat McKissack and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. It is about a young African American girl, Tricia Ann, who goes to the public library by herself during the time of the Jim Crow laws.

Reception

Common Sense Media, in a review of Goin' Someplace Special, wrote "The text and artwork here works beautifully together to tell a straightforward story with emotional depth and a strong message."[1]

School Library Journal called it "A thought-provoking story for group sharing and independent readers."[2] The Horn Book Magazine wrote "McKissack and Pinkney strike just the right balance in a picture book for young readers and listeners: informative without being preachy; hopeful without being sentimental."[2]

Goin' Someplace Special has also been reviewed by Booklist,[3] BookPage,[2] Publishers Weekly,[4] Teaching Librarian,[5] Black Issues Book Review,[6] and Library Talk.[7]

It has also been used for studying children's literature.[8]

Awards

References

  • Children's literature portal
  1. ^ "Goin' Someplace Special". www.commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Goin' Someplace Special: Reviews". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Denise Wilms. "Goin' Someplace Special". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017. This book carries a strong message of pride and self-confidence as well as a pointed history lesson. It is also a beautiful tribute to the libraries that were ahead of their time.
  4. ^ "Goin' Someplace Special". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. August 6, 2001. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Martha Martin (January 2008). "Goin' Someplace Special". Teaching Librarian. 15 (2). Ontario Library Association: 58. Retrieved January 15, 2017.[dead link]
  6. ^ Khafre Abif (November 2001). "Goin' Someplace Special". Black Issues Book Review. 3 (6). Ontario Library Association: 76. Retrieved January 15, 2017.[dead link]
  7. ^ Ann Bryan Nelson (March 2002). "Goin' Someplace Special (Book)". Library Talk. 15 (2): 44. Retrieved January 15, 2017.[dead link]
  8. ^ "UCLA Department of Information Studies IS 234: Contemporary Children's Literature". gseis.ucla.edu. University of California, Los Angeles. 2004. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  9. ^ "Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present". ala.org. American Library Association. 5 April 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  10. ^ "2002 Notable Children's Books: Younger Readers". American Library Association. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  11. ^ "Texas Bluebonnet Award Voting 2004 Official Statistics" (PDF). txla.org. Texas Library Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2017.