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★""An immigrant preserves, then elevates, a fragile, centuries-old art. Baba teaches Marie to craft Easter “pysanky—beautiful, decorated eggs—in the same way Ukrainians had done since ancient times.” Grandmother and grandchild labor over homemade dyes and fresh chicken eggs, painstakingly etching with beeswax the intricate and symbolic designs. Each pysanka is 'a story, a wish, a prayer, a gift,' 'for the legend goes that as long as pysanky are decorated, there will be good in the world.'... Extensive backmatter includes a note on Wallace’s Ukrainian heritage and the real-life Marie Sokol Procai, and cultural respect rings through thoughtful elements including complex embroidered fabrics and recurring motifs like wheat and sunflowers. Exploring the power of art to preserve vulnerable heritage, the tale offers potential cross-discipline appeal; pair it with Julie Paschkis’ picture book P. Zonka Lays an Egg (2015) and Katherine Marsh’s novel The Lost Year (2023) for rich lessons in history and holidays. A proud and meticulously wrought ethnography.""--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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An investigative journalist of Ukrainian heritage, Sandra Neil Wallace is the author of almost a dozen books for children, some co-written with her husband Rich Wallace. Her titles include Race Against Time, winner of the Carter G. Woodson Award; Marjory Saves the Everglades, winner of the FLA Children's Book Award; and The Teachers March, an Orbus Pictus Honor book. Evan Turk is an award-winning author, illustrator, and fine artist. His titles include Muddy by Michael Mahin, which was a New York Times Best illustrated book; The People's Painter by Cynthia Levinson, which won the Robert F. Sibert Medal; and, most recently, To See Clearly, which received 3 starred reviews.

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