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A likkle Miss Lou : how Jamaican poet Louise Bennett Coverley found her voice / written by Nadia L. Hohn ; illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes.
A look at how as a child Jamaican poet Louise Bennett Coverley was caught between writing the English she was taught at school and the Jamaican patois she heard around her.
Record details
- ISBN: 1771473509
- ISBN: 9781771473507
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Owlkids Books, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 18.95 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Bennett, Louise, 1919-2006 > Childhood and youth > Juvenile literature. Women poets > Biography > Juvenile literature. Authors, Jamaican > Biography > Juvenile literature. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | J 813.6 Benne-H | 31681020166179 | JNONFIC | Available | - |
NADIA HOHN is a classroom teacher, presenter, and award-winning author of the picture books Malaikaâs Costume and Malaika's Winter Carnival. Named by CBC as one of the top Black Canadian Writers to Watch in 2018, Nadia holds degrees from the University of Waterloo and OISE. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.
EUGENIE FERNANDES grew up painting with her father, comic-book illustrator Creig Flessel. Since graduating from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, she has illustrated numerous critically acclaimed picture books, has written 18 stories and illustrated over 100 books for children. Having lived on islands for all her life, Eugenie now lives and works on a small island in southern Ontario.
