Bigmama's - Donald Crews

Welcome to Cottondale, where fun, adventures, and family love await. There is the house to check out and the farm to explore during the hot, endless, wonderful days of summer. Down on Bigmama's farm, everything is just the same--and just as it should be. Full color. Donald Crews, the Caldecott Honor artist and award-winning creator of Freight Train , Truck , and many other classic picture books for young children, writes of his own childhood experiences visiting his grandparents in Florida. Four African American children travel with their mother, and when the train arrives in Cottondale, Florida, the summer at Bigmama's house begins Donald Crews brilliantly evokes the sights, sounds, and emotions of a memorable childhood experience. Beautifully and richly illustrated, this is a wonderful choice for family reading and classroom sharing. A very special book by a superb artist and storyteller.-- The Horn Book Supports the Common Core State Standards