![]() ![]() My maternal grandmother was an accomplished storyteller and her forte was family stories. ![]() Lincoln’s Way) or, my personal favorites, family stories that have been handed down to her. Falker), stories she hears when she does school visits (like Mr. Her books are often inspired by stories from her own life (like Thank You, Mr. As I read more and more of Polacco’s work I increasingly feel like her books can and should be enjoyed even more by adults than by children. Don’t let the picture book designation turn you off. If you haven’t yet discovered her work, she is a prolific author and illustrator of picture books. The more I read of Patricia Polacco’s books, the more I’m convinced that the library should probably provide our readers with tissues to go with most of her books. She mentioned a title I hadn’t read by this author and proceeded to bring me a copy. Last week one of my lovely coworkers here at the West and I were discussing an author for whom we share a mutual admiration. ![]()
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