The Remembering Stone

Russell, Barbara Timberlake

ISBN 10: 0374362424 / ISBN 13: 9780374362423

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2004

About this Item

VG hardcover in VG jacket. 2004. SIGNED/Inscribed by ILLUSTRATOR on title page. Mild scuffs. Binding solid. Jacket with few short tears and scuffing. Clean/solid. Unpaginated.

Seller Inventory # L06798

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Remembering Stone
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374362424
• ISBN 13: 9780374362423
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Claire B. Cotts
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Illustrator(s)

About this title

Synopsis

A surprising journey of self-discovery

In early fall, the blackbirds creak like rusty wheels behind our apartment . . . "One day I will return like you," my mother tells the birds. "But for now, you go. Que les vaya bien. Safe journey."

Ana doesn't understand the pull of this faraway place until one night she puts her favorite thing -- a stone spit from the volcanoes of Costa Rica - underneath her pillow. She imagines herself a blackbird flying to this country her mother longs to see again, with "mountains [that] stretch over steamy cedar and ebony forests, noisy with bright birds . . . [her] grandfather and uncles gathering cacao pods from the trees." And as Ana imagines what she would see, she develops her own emotional link to this place and people, who, while far away, are part of her.

This evocative picture book with its striking, bold art celebrates the importance of hope, dreams, and cultural roots -- and will have special resonance for all thos who find themselves at the crossroads of two cultures.

About the Author

Barbara Timberlake Russell lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Claire B. Cotts lives in Berkeley, California.