Bound To Stay Bound

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Booklist - 09/01/2018 López’s adaptation of the spiritual “first published in a hymnal in 1927” will appeal to children with its repetition, brightly colored illustrations, and smiling multiethnic youngsters. A variegated ball of yarn unfurls and flows around the world while connecting people, animals, and plants from all corners of the globe. The charming illustrations of pen and ink, watercolors, and collage, completed on Adobe Photoshop, are cheerful and employ every color of the rainbow. The pictures include backdrops of mountain, desert, forest, ocean, savanna, town, and city, and display a variety of critters and natural settings. The children, displaying a wide range of hues, are shown wearing ethnic clothing and playing together: dancing the limbo, jumping rope, and engaging in a game of cat’s cradle. Music is included along with a short history of the song and López’s inspiration for creating his own version. The importance of unity and community among the children is linked with the solemn responsibility of taking care of the earth while being kind to every living creature. - Copyright 2018 Booklist.

School Library Journal - 10/01/2018 PreS-Gr 1—A beloved spiritual gets an imaginative and anthropocentric rendering in this vibrant picture book celebrating unity. The story opens with a little girl finding a colorful ball of yarn. She hugs it and then throws a thread in the air and starts to follow it. In each successive page, readers see various children as the thread winds its way through the scenes. The children march from sunny deserts to rainy pastures with the lyrics at the top of the pages. Different people and landscapes are introduced in addition to a wide variety of animals. Eventually, this multicolored ball of yarn morphs into a gorgeous hot-air balloon that resembles the globe. The balloon basket is replete with several of the children and animals readers have met along the way, and they are smiling as the book ends with the song's refrain. The conclusion that Earth is a beautiful and multihued place and we are all a part of it is unmistakable. López adeptly brings these modified lyrics to life in an approachable and engaging way for a young audience. The book includes a musical score, a brief history of the song, and a very interesting paragraph on how López creates his art. VERDICT This is an ideal choice for storytime or classroom reading. A must-purchase for most collections.—Amy Nolan, St. Joseph Public Library, MI - Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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