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A review by calistareads
Auntie Luce's Talking Paintings by Francie LaTour
4.0
I LOVE the colors of this book. Wow, it’s colorful and beautiful. The colors sparkle and shimmer and dazzle my eye.
The story is about Haiti, a place I know little about. A young girl has her aunt, an artist, paint her portrait each year. She leaves her home in the snow and goes to Haiti in the heat to visit her aunt in Haiti. We learn some of Haiti’s history from the paintings she looks at that the aunt has drawn. There is also a short page in the back by the author about the history of Haiti. Aunt Luce has a way of painting a wonderful life in Haiti. She sees the good and the bad and she still loves it.
Haiti won its independence from France shortly after the American revolution. France lost all those slaves. That is why they had to sell the Louisiana Purchase to us for money. No country in the world would recognize the new black nation or trade with them and they had to sign agreements with France and countries that have left them in poverty since then. I hate the injustice of it. To this day, it still affects them. It seems it’s time to change their dynamic.
The kids didn’t quite know what to make of this story. They thought it was interesting to get someone to paint your portrait and they loved seeing the paintings. They asked questions about Haiti and we had to look up stuff on goggle as no one in the house knew a lot. The niece also loved the colors of the book and she gave this 3 stars. The nephew thought it was sort of a boring read. She’s getting her self painted, big deal. He gave this 2 stars.
The story is about Haiti, a place I know little about. A young girl has her aunt, an artist, paint her portrait each year. She leaves her home in the snow and goes to Haiti in the heat to visit her aunt in Haiti. We learn some of Haiti’s history from the paintings she looks at that the aunt has drawn. There is also a short page in the back by the author about the history of Haiti. Aunt Luce has a way of painting a wonderful life in Haiti. She sees the good and the bad and she still loves it.
Haiti won its independence from France shortly after the American revolution. France lost all those slaves. That is why they had to sell the Louisiana Purchase to us for money. No country in the world would recognize the new black nation or trade with them and they had to sign agreements with France and countries that have left them in poverty since then. I hate the injustice of it. To this day, it still affects them. It seems it’s time to change their dynamic.
The kids didn’t quite know what to make of this story. They thought it was interesting to get someone to paint your portrait and they loved seeing the paintings. They asked questions about Haiti and we had to look up stuff on goggle as no one in the house knew a lot. The niece also loved the colors of the book and she gave this 3 stars. The nephew thought it was sort of a boring read. She’s getting her self painted, big deal. He gave this 2 stars.