May 2012 Issue

Poppitz, the Flying Frog by Leizelle Guinness

Contributions by Kids/Teens

• Mr. Coconut (illustration) by Joshua Wong (16 years old)

• The Adventures of Mr. Coconut (fiction) by Akeile Benjamin (10 years old)

• The Legend of the Sea Lords (fiction) by Vega Armstrong (10 years old)

• The Plunge Pool (illustration detail) by Jolie Wong (15 years old)

Contributions by the Young at Heart

Fiction

• Adannaya's Sugar by Carmen Milagros Torres

• Jumbie Child by Kheryn Casey

• The Go-Cart by Josh Hem Lee


Nonfiction

• A Heart for the Caribbean:  Floella Benjamin Talks to Summer Edward (Interview Part 1)

• Big Kids Wear Clothes: Summer Edward interviews Olive Senior, author of Birthday Suit

• Changing the Perception of the Caribbean Through Children's Literature: Floella Benjamin Talks to Summer Edward (Interview Part 2)

• "Many Grains Make a Beach":  Summer Edward interviews Mario Picayo, Caribbean Children's Publishing Pioneer


Illustration

• Illustrations from Drummer Boy of John John by Featured Artist, Frané Lessac

• Illustrations from Poppitz: The Frog Who Flew by Featured Artist, Leizelle Guinness

• Adannaya and the Spider by Carmen Milagros Torres

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