Auntie Luce's Talking Paintings - Francie Latour

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This debut picture book shares a story of heart, home and identity connecting a Haitian American girl to generations of family love and lore. Includes an Author's Note, a brief introduction to the history of Haiti, and a Glossary. Full color. n nEvery winter, a young girl flies to Haiti to visit her Auntie Luce, a painter.n nThe moment she steps off the plane, she feels a wall of heat, and familiar sights soon follow -- the boys selling water ice by the pink cathedral, the tap tap buses in the busy streets, the fog and steep winding road to her aunt's home in the mountains.n nThe girl has always loved Auntie Luce's paintings -- the houses tucked into the hillside, colorful fishing boats by the water, heroes who fought for and won the country's independence. Through Haiti's colors, the girl comes to understand this place her family calls home. And when the moment finally comes to have her own portrait painted for the first time, she begins to see herself in a new way, tracing her own history and identity through her aunt's brush.n nIncludes an author's note and a glossary.n