Auntie Luces Talking Paintings [Hardcover]

Every winter, a young girl flies to Haiti to visit her Auntie Luce, a painter.

The moment she steps off the plane, she feels a wall of heat, and familiar sights soon follow  the boys selling water ice by the pink cathedral, the tap tap buses in the busy streets, the fog and steep winding road to her aunts home in the mountains.

The girl has always loved Auntie Luces paintings  the houses tucked into the hillside, colorful fishing boats by the water, heroes who fought for and won the countrys independence. Through Haitis colors, the girl comes to understand this place her family calls home. And when the moment finally comes to have her own portrait painted for the first time, she begins to see herself in a new way, tracing her own history and identity through her aunts brush.

Includes an authors note and a glossary.

A story of heart, home and identity connecting a Haitian American girl to generations of family love and lore.

Praise forAuntie Luce's Talking Paintings:

Am?ricas Award Honor Book

Kirkus Best Picture Books of 2018 About History and Tradition

Daley's . . . paintings convey some of the complexities of time and place through the images themselves. Young readers will enjoy how Latour and Daley celebrate Haitian history and culture through this lovely, artistic story. Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW

[N]atural metaphors and poetic ideas will make this a good choice for sharing aloud in the classroom and creating emotional connection to a subject of study. Furthermore, the illustrators Afro-Caribbean roots amplify the love song the Haitian American author has composed to Haiti. School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW



The narrative is lush and lyrical, capturing the romance of nostalgia as well as the concrete thoughts of the child. Daleys acrylic illustrations burst off the page in deeply saturated, vibrant colorslCĪ