Singh is described as "Indian?" Leaving this inconsistency aside, I enjoyed Madlenka's "world tour," and the idea, implicit in the story, that knowing people from different cultures can enrich one's life. Kham is clearly meant to be Tibetan, for instance, so why is she described as "Asian," when Mr. I did wonder a bit (as I see, have other reviewers) at Sis' decision to describe some of Madlenka's neighbors by their national affiliation (India, Germany, France) and others by their regional one (Latin America, Asia), as I think this is rather confusing. Kham the shopkeeper, Madlenka moves from friend to friend, and from culture to culture, receiving congratulations and good wishes from all, and becoming Madeleine, Madela, Magdalena and Mandala in turn, until, returning home, she is Madlenka again.As a celebration of diversity, Madelenka is immensely appealing, highlighting the many cultures to be found on one small block in the city of New York. Singh, the Indian newspaper seller, from Mr. Young Madlenka sets out to share the good news - she has a loose tooth! - in this engaging picture-book from the talented Peter Sis, visiting all of her many neighbors in the diverse New York City neighborhood she calls home. Peter Sís lives in the New York City area with his wife and children. This award is considered the most prestigious in international children's literature, given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People. Peter won the 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Award.
He was chosen to deliver the 2012 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture for the Association for Library Service to Children. In addition, Peter Sís is the first children’s book illustrator to win the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. Peter's books, Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei, Tibet through the Red Box, and The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain were all named Caldecott Honor books by the American Library Association. Peter is a seven-time winner of The New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, a two-time Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honoree, and has won the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal twice. He was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, and attended the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and the Royal College of Art in London.
Peter Sís is an internationally acclaimed illustrator, author, and filmmaker.
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