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  • Ladder to the Moon

Ladder to the Moon

Author
Maya Soetoro-Ng
Illustrator
Yuyi Morales
Publication Date
June 13, 2017
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Ladder to the Moon
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Description
"A lush, haunting story. . . .Soetoro-Ng, sister of Barack Obama, has written this story of compassion as a tribute to their mother." -- Booklist (starred review)

Little Suhaila wishes she could have known her grandma, who would wrap her arms around the whole world if she could, Mama says. And one night, Suhaila gets her wish when a golden ladder appears at her window, and Grandma Annie invites the girl to come along with her on a magical journey.

In a rich and deeply personal narrative, Maya Soetoro-Ng draws inspiration from her mother's love for family, her empathy for others, and her ethic of service to imagine this remarkable meeting. Evoking fantasy and folklore, the story touches on events that have affected people across the world in our time and reaffirms our common humanity.

Yuyi Morales's breathtaking artwork illuminates the dreamlike tale, reminding us that loved ones lost are always with us, and that sometimes we need only look at the moon and remember.

Publication date
June 13, 2017
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780763693435
Lexile Measure
690
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
BISAC categories
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
Maya Soetoro-Ng
Maya Soetoro-Ng, a former high school history teacher and university instructor, was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, and is the maternal half-sister of President Barack Obama. She says Ladder to the Moon, her first picture book, was inspired by her young daughter Suhaila's questions about her grandmother, Ann Dunham. Maya Soetoro-Ng lives in Hawaii with her husband and two daughters.

Yuyi Morales is the illustrator of Kathleen Krull's Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, whose accolades included a Pura Belpre Award and a Christopher Medal, as well as the Pura Belpre Award-winning Los Gatos Black on Halloween by Marisa Montes. Born and raised in Mexico, she now lives with her family in northern California.
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