Do you know a little rebel? Do you want to be a rebel, too? A powerful new picture book from Caldecott Honoree Yuyi Morales, creator of Dreamers and Bright Star.
Little rebels have a way of finding each other. When these three youngsters come together while playing outside, they feel the pull—these are their people.
Little rebels ask questions. They use language to shape the world, and when no words are right, they make up new ones. They imagine, trust their intuition, and aren’t ashamed to change their minds.
Playing together in good times leads to working together through trouble. When the local lagoon dries up and a bird friend is trapped in the dry bed, the little rebels call on ancestors to show them what to do. Nobody gets left behind.
Caldecott Honoree and six-time Pura Belpré Medalist Yuyi Morales, creator of Dreamers, Viva Frida, and Bright Star, draws on Mexican folklore in this much-anticipated new offering. Little Rebels is as bold and spirited as the young trailblazers it chronicles. Find it also in Spanish as Peques rebeldes.---from the publisher
40 pages 978-0823447541 Ages 5-8
Keywords: rebels, diversity, playing, Hispanic and Latino, helping others, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, diverse books
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Other reviews:
As with Bright Star, Little Rebels began with Yuyi looking outward and asking herself a question: “How are we gonna change this if we are just these little existences?” This question plagued her until she remembered that when she is making books, she usually finds a lot of answers. “And so, I decided I was gonna make Little Rebels.”
Little Rebels is no shallow celebration of punk clothing or being the loudest in the room. With the soul and wisdom for which she’s known and loved, Yuyi writes about forming solidarity across differences, caring for one’s own needs and boundaries, and harnessing creativity and empathy to build toward a better world. She did some of the illustrations for the books while patriating in protests! This is a primer for the leaders, healers, and artists of tomorrow.---Sara DiSalvo, Assistant Director of Publicity, Candlewick Press/Holiday House
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Morales wistfully invites readers to consider their relationship with nature, encouraging self-reflection and creativity in equal measure.”—Kirkus Reviews
“An encouraging eco-fable, a passionate entreaty to embrace individuality, a psalm to the spirit of community, and more, the book is accompanied by marvelous mixed-media illustrations of unusual proportions and intriguing detail. . . . An incredibly creative commentary, sure to expand and inspire young minds.”—Booklist
