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****Robert's SnowflakesArtists' Snowflakes for Cancer's Curecompiled by Grace Lin and Robert MercerReviewed January 2, 2006.
Viking, Available at Sembach Library (E ROB). There’s a
nice story behind
this book. It was published to raise
money for cancer research, since Robert Mercer’s life may depend on a
breakthrough in cancer research. Grace
Lin had already published a book called _Robert’s Snow_ based on a
story she’d
told her Robert when he was worn out from his treatments. Now that his
cancer has
returned, after a time when he was cancer-free, the couple recruited
children’s
book artists to paint wooden snowflakes to be auctioned off. They got a wonderful response and raised over
$100,000 for cancer research. But they
didn’t let the
beautiful snowflakes melt away. They
compiled copies of them in this book, along with Haiku about snow,
written by
famous children’s writers. The result is
beautiful. The artists include several
Caldecott medalists, but all the snowflakes are lovely. This is a
wonderful book to browse
through in a cozy corner on a cold wintry day. Copyright © 2006 Sondra Eklund. All
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