Papertigers.org | February 2010 | Announcing the Spirit of PaperTigers Project

Claire A. Nivola answers our questions about Planting the Trees of Kenya and more, and shares a sample of her artwork...


	If you don't know Bolormaa Baasansuren's My Little Round House, you're in for a treat. Read our interview with the artist and enjoy some artwork from the book...



			Librarian and storyteller Lucia Gonzalez speaks of her book, The Storyteller's Candle and her passion for storytelling...


	Lynne Barasch talks about her inspiration for First Come the Zebra and the message she hopes it sends to children. Her gallery feature includes lovely images from the book...



			Grace Lin tells us about growing up and the childhood stories that inspired Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Images from the book can be seen in her new gallery feature...


	Author Katie Smith Milway speaks of One Hen: How One Small Loan Made A Big Difference, which introduces children to the timely idea of microfinancing...



			Husband and wife team, Guo Yue and Clare Farrow share the story behind their captivating book, Little Leap Forward...

Prolific author and illustrator Eugenie Fernandes shares a sample of her illustrations and tells us what it was like to work on One Hen...


	Helen Cann's illustrations for Little Leap Forward add much to its touching story. You can see a sample of them and some of her other works in her gallery...

Lulu Delacre's gallery showcases, among other works, some of the gorgeous collage illustrations for The Storyteller's Candle...


			February 2010 With this bimonthly update, we are thrilled to announce our Spirit of PaperTigers Project, an initiative of PaperTigers: Books+Water, whose aim is to promote literacy while raising awareness of our common humanity. The idea is to donate 100 book sets of seven carefully selected multicultural books to libraries and schools in areas of need across the globe. This page highlights all the authors and illustrators whose books have been selected for inclusion in the 2010 Book Set. We congratulate and thank them for their beautiful and important books. Please note that we will be further exploring the particular reasons for selecting each title on our blog. We are also very grateful to the publishers of these books for making a portion of the titles available to us either free of charge or at a generous discount. We would not be able to reach as many young people without them. One important aspect of the Spirit of PaperTigers project is that we will be receiving feedback from the book set recipients. In the course of the coming months, as feedback comes in, we will be posting it here and on the blog, so everyone can find out about where the books are going and who they are reaching. Now do explore and enjoy our new features... and help us spread the word on this exciting new venture! Personal Views: Choosing the 2010 Book Set by Sally Ito My Little Round House: The Journey of a Picture Book from Mongolia to Canada by Helen Mixter Book Reviews: Make sure to read PaperTigers' new reviews, as well as new additions from our other review sources: CCBC, Resource Links, Asian Review of Books, Books for Keeps...

On the PaperTigers blog you will find our current and past themes unpacked and expanded, as well as news and views on multicultural and international books, world literacy, bedtime stories, children's literature events, and more...Come and join our ongoing conversation!


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