FICTION

The Crown on Your Head

by Nancy TILLMAN
978-0-31264-521-2.
COPY ISBN
PreS-K—A child is born with a glowing crown on his head. Through the course of the book, the youngster grows, and the crown is always there. On each spread, he is set against a scene in nature—fields of flowers, twinkling night skies, an autumn tree—and often surrounded by animals. It's not until the end of the book that the idea that everyone is special in some way comes across. "No one's brighter,/no one's duller./It's only a crown of a different color." The mixed-media illustrations steal the show. The deep lush colors of the landscapes and the sky are very soothing. The animals, especially the zebra, are spectacular. Tillman adds another dreamy volume to her collection of self-esteem-building titles.—Ieva Bates, Ann Arbor District Library, MI
In effusive, heavy-handed rhyming verses, Tillman assures children that everyone is born with a crown, symbolic of his or her unique nature and special abilities. The vivid illustrations show a child with a shimmery crown in various surreal settings--riding on a cheetah, for example, or sitting in a vast field of flowers. The sentimental offering has little child appeal.
Reviewed by Ieva Bates , Sep 01, 2011

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