Genre: Children's Realistic Fiction
Subject: Words of an old spiritual put on page with illustrations
This book is exactly what the subject says it is. It's an old spiritual put down on paper with some fantastic pictures to go along with it. I saw the boy on the front cover from across the library and had to pick this one up. Nelson mentions trying to create a multi-ethnic family within the pages of this book, giving more strength to the notion of the song he uses. The pictures are vivid and bright and really reinforce the story as it is told. This is a great book that emphasizes the diversity of the world and the people within it.
