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BETTY QUAN is the author of Grandmother’s Visit, illustrated by Carmen Mok, which won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Picture Book Honor and received a starred review from Quill & Quire. Betty has also written for children’s television programs, including the Discovery Kids production Doki. Her play Mother Tongue was nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama. She also adapted Paul Yee’s book Ghost Train for the stage. She lives in Toronto. CARMEN MOK is a studio-art graduate of the University of Waterloo and a craft and design graduate of Sheridan College. She has illustrated Percy's Museum by Sara O'Leary, Violet Shrink by Christine Baldacchino and Grandmother’s Visit by Betty Quan, an Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Picture Book Honor title. Carmen’s other noteworthy books include A Stopwatch from Grampa by Loretta Garbutt, Cone Cat by Sarah Howden and Tough Like Mum by Lana Button. She lives in St. Catharines, Ontario.<p>Quan helps readers face losing a loved one and embrace previous memories forever.</p>
Dragon Lode
Grace says goodbye to Grandmother in this touching book about love and loss.
Grandmother lives with Grace’s family. She teaches her how to measure water for rice. She tells her stories about growing up in China and together they savor the flavors of her childhood. Grandmother says goodbye when she drops Grace off at school every morning and hello when she picks her up at the end of the day.
Suddenly, Grandmother stops walking Grace to and from school, and the door to her room stays closed. Father comes home early to make dinner, but the rice bowls stay full. One day, Grandmother’s room is empty. And soon after, she is buried. After the funeral, Grace’s mom turns on all the outside lights so that Grandmother’s spirit can find its way home for one final goodbye.
Carmen Mok’s gentle illustrations show the love between a child and her grandmother in this story that will resonate with anyone who has lost a loved one. Betty Quan’s picture-book debut is haunting yet hopeful.
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6
Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7
>Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
REVIEW COPIES:
- Publishers Weekly
- Booklist
- Kirkus Reviews
DEBUT AUTHOR:
- Betty Quan is a notable name in Canadian children’s television and theatre. This is her first picture book.
DEFTLY HANDLES THEMES OF LIFE AND DEATH:
- The book deals with subject matter that is universal though seldom treated in a children’s book in such a direct and honest way, and without heavy overtones, providing teachers, librarians and parents with a useful launching pad for discussion. Carmen Mok’s sweet illustrations add levity to a somber story and help make what could be a challenging subject natural.
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
- Curriculum ties include social studies (heritage / identity / family) and health (life & death / human development).