Jonkonnu: A Story from the Sketchbook of Winslow Hoimer

By Amy Littlesugar

Book Overview

Cilla doesn't know much about Yankee painter Winslow Homer, who is staying at her mama's inn in Virginia. So one day she follows him and she's surprised to discover that Mr. Homer has posed freed slaves in colorful costumes while he paints a tribute to Jonkonnu, the African-American holiday that celebrates freedom from slavery.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399228314
• ISBN13: 9780399228315
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Philomel Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3