Comments on Mitali's Fire Escape: Kid/YA Books Set in Haiti

Thank you for the list. I've put some of them ...

2010-01-24T19:49:18.406-05:00

Thank you for the list. I've put some of them on hold at the library for my kids who, of course, are very interested in Haiti right now.

Merci, Mitali, for compiling this list.

2010-01-23T21:18:43.459-05:00

Merci, Mitali, for compiling this list.

Another (picure) book set in Haiti is "MAMA R...

2010-01-22T22:35:13.175-05:00

Another (picure) book set in Haiti is "MAMA ROCKS, PAPA SINGS".

What an excellent idea. I hope some teachers (or ...

2010-01-18T19:28:52.133-05:00

What an excellent idea. I hope some teachers (or parents) read some of these books to their children. The children can feel more of a connection to the country in need this way.
Fabulous list!

Great idea, Mitali! Thanks for this list of books....

2010-01-16T12:03:58.181-05:00

Great idea, Mitali! Thanks for this list of books.

Great list! Thank you so much for compiling it. ...

2010-01-15T14:42:11.895-05:00

Great list! Thank you so much for compiling it. I'm forwarding it to all of the local children's librarians.

Great idea, Mitali. I find it interesting that the...

2010-01-15T03:47:32.766-05:00

Great idea, Mitali. I find it interesting that the last book was published five years ago. I've been trying to place a picture book manuscript set in Haiti for almost a year now. I received very nice rejections full of pride about the music of the text and what not, but rejections nevertheless. I do wish people would start thinking of Haiti as something else than the "most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere." There is so much more... But then, something horrifying like that happens. Anyway, writing a post about other books, but for adults. Haiti's history and culture are extraordinary and deserve to be better known. Thanks again.

Great list, Mitali. Thanks so much for compiling i...

2010-01-14T20:32:00.611-05:00

Great list, Mitali. Thanks so much for compiling it. Another picture book is Josias, Hold the Book.

Thanks for these great suggestions. I'm off to...

2010-01-14T16:37:49.051-05:00

Thanks for these great suggestions. I'm off to the library right now :)

My heart goes out to the people of Haiti and all Haitian Americans.

Thanks!

2010-01-14T08:31:17.935-05:00

Thanks!

You could include the Campbell family series by Ja...

2010-01-13T23:51:09.038-05:00

You could include the Campbell family series by Janet Lambert, which begins with The Precious Days. The Campbells live on a boat in Haiti before their parents (in a later book) send them back to the US for school. This series is a bit dated but still very enjoyable.
http://www.imagecascade.com/precious-days.html

Excellent idea. Thanks, Mitali!

2010-01-13T15:47:11.546-05:00

Excellent idea. Thanks, Mitali!

Thank you so much, Tricia. I will add those right ...

2010-01-13T14:53:39.859-05:00

Thank you so much, Tricia. I will add those right now.

This is a wonderful list, Mitali, and I also appre...

2010-01-13T14:49:21.839-05:00

This is a wonderful list, Mitali, and I also appreciate Tricia's additions. Thanks for doing all you do in the kidlit community...

Sorry to be a pest, but I found one more book. It&...

2010-01-13T14:11:07.336-05:00

Sorry to be a pest, but I found one more book. It's also by Karen Williams and is called PAINTED DREAMS.

Sorry for the deletion, but I hate typos! Well, g...

2010-01-13T13:54:11.183-05:00

Sorry for the deletion, but I hate typos!

Well, great minds think alike. I just started a post like this today, and now I don't need to finish it! Here are two additional titles I pulled from my shelf.

I really like the book CIRCLES OF HOPE by Karen Williams.

PLEASE, MALESE!: A TRICKSTER TALE FROM HAITI by Amy MacDonald is great fun and the illustrations are a wonderful homage to Haitian art.

Thanks Mitali...hope to catch you in Boston at som...

2010-01-13T13:30:26.616-05:00

Thanks Mitali...hope to catch you in Boston at some point.

What a great and timely post, Thanks.

2010-01-13T11:44:39.816-05:00

What a great and timely post, Thanks.