Ma Dear's Aprons Explained
Ma Dear's Aprons is a 1997 book by Patricia McKissack about the relationship between a son, David Earl, and his mother, Ma dear.
Reception
Booklist, reviewing Ma Dear's Aprons, wrote "As with most loving memories, there is a softening of the harsh edges, but McKissack's words and Cooper's warm double-spread oil-wash paintings are true to the period. They show the exhausting work as well as the proud and loving bonds of family." The School Library Journal stated "The real story is Ma Dear's. Children who have this book read to them will see an African-American woman whose life in the rural south of the early 1900s was difficult but lived with dignity and joy."[1]
The Horn Book Magazine found "There is little plot, but there is plenty of emotion and many details to attract a child. .. Text and illustrations together create a portrait of a family working hard to survive but also finding much to be joyful about."[2]
Ma Dear's Aprons has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[3] Publishers Weekly,[4] and the Journal of Reading Education.[5]
Awards
Notes and References
- Web site: Ma Dear's aprons . Buffalo and Erie County Public Library . March 29, 2017.
- Book: Ma Dear's Aprons . kcls.bibliocommons.com . 1997 . Atheneum Books for Young Readers . 31938515 . March 29, 2017.
- Web site: Ma Dear's Aprons . With the aid of Cooper's paintings, McKissack gives real bite to the life of domestic workers 100 years back. This isn't a candy- coated mother-son relationship--Ma Dear is just as quick to tell David Earl ``no more buts, and stop whining, as she is to bestow a hug. But there's love here, cast over David Earl's life with the same uncompromising grace Ma Dear brings to all things in their lives. . March 1, 1997 . Kirkus Media LLC . March 29, 2017.
- Web site: Ma Dear's Aprons . A tender tale of love and sacrifice. . March 31, 1997 . Publishers Weekly . PWxyz LLC. March 29, 2017.
- November 2008 . Addressing African American Heritage Through Picture Books . Journal of Reading Education . Robin Vann Lynch . Aithier Lazar . Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading . 34 . 1 . 42 . March 29, 2017.
- Book: CCBC Choices 1997: Picture Books . Kathleen T. Horning . Ginny Moore Kruse . Megan Schliesman . 1998 . 48 . Friends of the CCBC Inc. . March 29, 2017.
- Web site: Ma Dear's Aprons . Not only does McKissack's story pay tribute to the women who worked hard to support their families, it also demonstrates some of the ingenious ways parents helped their children cope with drudgery .. Floyd Cooper's compelling brown-tone paintings give the story a strong sense of its historical setting, even as they provide a timeless quality in a story about the love between a mother and her child. . ccbc.education.wisc.edu . School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison . March 29, 2017.
- Book: Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8 - 9: 3 History and Historical Fiction: Historical Fiction . 60, 61 . Junko Yokota . 2001 . National Council of Teachers of English . March 29, 2017.
