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No Mirrors in My Nana's House by Ysaye M Barnwell; Katherine Bohlmann; Berkeley Breathed; Nancy L Carlson; Malka Drucker; Mem Fox; Arthur Dorros; Phoebe Gilman; Eloise Greenfield; Gail E Haley; Reeve Lindbergh; Mercer Mayer; Patricia Polacco; Allen Say; Pete Seeger; Douglas Wood is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is No Mirrors in My Nana's House about?
<p><P>A little girl discovers the beauty in herself—and the beauty of the world around her—not by looking in the mirror, but by looking in her Nana's eyes. Glorious bright pictures by Synthia Saint James show us how to see the beauty, and the accompanying CD of Sweet Honey In The Rock singing the song lets us know how to hear it.Ysaye M. Barnwell—a member of the popular a capella quintet of African American women, Sweet Honey In The Rock—wrote the music as well as the lyrics for the song. This breathtaking hardcover picture book and CD will inspire children and adults alike.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>A member of Sweet Honey in the Rock, the a capella quintet of African American women, Barnwell brings musical cadences and bittersweet riffs to her first children's book. A girl grows up seeing the world through her Nana's loving eyes, rather than in a coldly objective reflection: "There were no mirrors in my Nana's house/ no mirrors in my Nana's house/ I was intrigued by the cracks in the wall/ I tasted with joy the dust that would fall." The image of herself that the girl would later be offered by the world outside her nurturing home is not reflected back to
Who reads No Mirrors in My Nana's House?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Ysaye M Barnwell; Katherine Bohlmann; Berkeley Breathed; Nancy L Carlson; Malka Drucker; Mem Fox; Arthur Dorros; Phoebe Gilman; Eloise Greenfield; Gail E Haley; Reeve Lindbergh; Mercer Mayer; Patricia Polacco; Allen Say; Pete Seeger; Douglas Wood
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780570071365
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5 (140 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14