Okie Reads » Kim Doner http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads Looking at a little down home literature Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:41:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Kim Doner is On a Road in Africa http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2009/03/16/kim-doner-is-on-a-road-in-africa/ http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2009/03/16/kim-doner-is-on-a-road-in-africa/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:48:35 +0000 kitty pittman http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/?p=219 Oklahoma Center for the Book 2009 Finalist Kim Doner takes us on a ride with Mama O (Chryssee Perry Martin) to feed and tend to the animals at the  Nairobi Animal Orphanage.

]]> Oklahoma Center for the Book 2009 Finalist Kim Doner takes us on a ride with Mama O (Chryssee Perry Martin) to feed and tend to the animals at the  Nairobi Animal Orphanage. Kim is obviously a very accomplished illustrator. This, her ninth children’s book, is written by her in verse.  You can tell her enthusiasm for her topic throughout the book.

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The front and back inside covers share Kenyan words with their english equivalent. The last pages show pictures of the real Mama O and her animals with their many caregivers.

For a fun  book with Kim Doner as illustrator, check out Molly Griffis’ The Buffalo in the Mall. If you’re looking for another one written by Kim, my favorite is Buffalo Dreams. Molly Griffis

 

 

 

 

buffalodreams1Buffalo in the Mall is for ages 4 to 7, and Buffalo Dreams for 7 and up.

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