| 9780316371445 |
| (hardcover) |
| 0316371440 |
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One Today is a poem celebrating America.
President Barack Obama invited Richard Blanco to write a poem to share at his second presidential inauguration.
That poem is One Today , a lush and lyrical, patriotic commemoration of America from dawn to dusk and from coast to coast.
Brought to life here by beloved, award-winning artist Dav Pilkey, One Today is a tribute to a nation where the extraordinary happens every single day.
Author Notes
Richard Blanco is an award-winning American poet, storyteller, teacher, public speaker, and memoirist. He lives with his partner in Maine. Dav Pilkey has created many beloved books, including those in the Captain Underpants series and Caldecott Honor award-winning The Paperboy . He lives with his wife in the Pacific Northwest.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 1-5-This visual representation of the poem that Blanco wrote in honor of President Barack Obama's second inauguration is a lyrical celebration of the vastness of our country, our world, and our diversity. Best known for his "Captain Underpants" (Scholastic) series, Pilkey turns his painterly skills to an impressionistic portrayal of the images evoked in Blanco's words: children at play, bustling trucks, and people farming, gazing at the sky, giving thanks, and living in hope. Children may not comprehend all the details of the incredibly rich text ("the last floor on the Freedom Tower/jutting into a sky that yields to our resilience"), but with the help of a teacher, parent, or librarian, readers will understand the overall message and perhaps be comforted by the certainties described in what may seem a very uncertain world. VERDICT A special historic moment, caught in lyrical words and joyous illustration, and an excellent choice for educators seeking options to explore diversity.-Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
The creator of Captain Underpants might seem a surprising choice to illustrate a serious poem written in honor of President Obama's second inauguration, but Pilkey's work shines. In incantatory free verse, Blanco draws American themes together from dawn ("One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores,/ peeking over the Smokies") to twilight ("We head home: through the gloss of rain or weight/ of snow, or the plum blush of dusk"), remembering throughout his immigrant parents and the gifts they gave him. Pilkey imagines the day through the eyes of a small, city-dwelling family as an older woman shepherds her two children to the park, there to wait for the end of her shift at the grocery store. This is a family that expresses in microcosm a hope for the whole country; its members have hair and skin of different colors, and their love is palpable. Pilkey's landscapes, backlit in deep, stained-glass hues, recall the old-world village scenes of Chagall. Blanco is a graceful wordsmith, and Pilkey transforms his poem into a story that children can make their own. Ages 3-6. Author's agent: Frank Cimler. Illustrator's agent: Amy Berkower, Writers House. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
*Starred Review* In this picture book, we follow two children and their cat through their day. It is a simple day that includes stopping at a fruit stand, going to school, playing in the park, meeting people, and eventually heading home hand in hand, always under one sky, our sky. In this charged but quietly lyrical poem, written and read for President Obama's second inauguration, Blanco pays tribute to the nation by following the sun as it glides across the country, pouring light on everything that is extraordinary about humanity: our stories, our silent gestures moving behind windows, our dreams, languages, sorrows, labor, and talents. It celebrates, without fanfare, the opportunity, diversity, and unity that is America. Pilkey, author-illustrator of the Caldecott Honor Book The Paperboy (1996), supplies illustrations that bring this many-layered poem to life for young readers through his recognizably playful style and brilliant colors. Striped bands of sunshine follow the children, always steady and protective. Blobby, rounded trees wave in the breeze, while wobbly-looking buildings and bridges provide context and movement. It seems as though the children have walked across the country and through all four seasons between sunrise and sunset. There are themes, motifs, and details that will make this a book to be read and reread, or simply looked at for the images tell many stories, too.--Chaudhri, Amina Copyright 2015 Booklist
