Pink and Say
Book description
When Sheldon Russell Curtis told this story to his daughter, Rosa, she kept every word in her heart and was to retell it many times.
I will tell it in Sheldon's own words as nearly as I can.
He was wounded in a fierce battle and left for dead in…
Why read it?
1 author picked Pink and Say as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love this book, which combines a true story from the Civil War with gorgeous illustrations by the amazingly gifted author. Pink, who is white, and Say, who is Black, are two young Union soldiers, little more than boys…as my own great grandfather once was. Their survival depends upon their relationship, and the story, as retold by Polacco, reminds us—as all these books do—of our interdependence.
From Lois' list on war through the eyes of children.
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