Awards: 2007 Printz Award, 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album
Author/Illustrator Website: http://geneyang.com/
Media Used: Pen and ink
Annotation:
This has three storylines. One features a monkey who wants to be accepted as human, another, a boy who wants to be accepted as American, and another about a boy ashamed by his Asian cousin. All learn to accept themselves.
Personal Reaction:
At first I did not think I would like this book. I quickly discovered that even though the book teaches a lesson, it is presented in a funny way. Throughout the book, many stereotypes are presented, and they are stereotypes that I have seen in action before. The fact that I understood where everything was coming from made the book all the more enjoyable.
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