Summary
The book Amazing Faces is a collection of poems selected by Lee Bennet Hopkins and illustrations by Chris Soentpiet. The theme of the the poems is the common human emotion that people feel regardless of ethnicity and cultural background with the purpose of finding the connection and commonality that bonds people together. The poem "Amazing Face" talks about the potential life a baby has growing up in the future. The poem "My Chinatown" is about the comfort a child feels with his mother. Other subjects of the poems include dreams, speaking two languages, being shy, brother-sister relationships, military service, storytelling and more. Each poem is accompanied by a large illustration.
Reference
- Hopkins, L. B., & Soentpiet, C. K. (2010). Amazing faces. New York: Lee & Low Books.
Impressions
My first impression of the book was of the detail in the faces in the illustrations. Each face has a great amount of detail in that you can see the ethnic features of each face yet they still expressed the same emotion. For example, take the cover art, which is also the art for the last poem in the book. This art evokes a sense of unity in diversity, a society that does not discriminate, but instead feels the common emotions that all human beings feel. As for the poems, they are also very impactful as well in that they help convey what is going on in the illustration.
Professional Review
Children's Book Review: Amazing Faces by Poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illus. by Chris Soentpiet, Lee & Low, $18.95 (40p) ISBN 978-1-60060-334-1. Retrieved December 04, 2016, from http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-60060-334-1
Library Uses
One use for this book in the library would be to have it used in a poetry reading program, where it can be used for those participants who are too shy to read their own poetry.
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