Jump Up Time: A Trinidad Carnival Story - Hardcover

Joseph, Lynn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395650127 ISBN 13: 9780395650127

Publisher: Clarion Books, 1998

Synopsis

Vivid pastel drawings display the excitement of the carnival as Lily desperately wishes she was the one to participate in the Children's Carnival wearing the beautiful hummingbird costume instead of her sister.

About this title

About the Author:

Lynn Joseph was born in Trinidad and now lives in Hollis, New York. Her book The Mermaid's Twin Sister: More Stories from Trinidad received the Americas Award.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3-Lily wishes that she could wear a costume like her big sister Christine and "jump up," or parade across the stage, during the Children's Carnival. As the whole family works together on Christine's hummingbird outfit, Lily is jealous and can't wait until the celebration is over, "Because that go be de end of that old Carnival costume." On the big day, Christine sees the stage where the jump up will take place and is frightened. Lily reassures her and the older girl joins the other children to "play mas." Later, Christine lets Lily wear her hummingbird headdress. No background information about Carnival is provided, though readers can guess the meaning of "jumping up" and "playing mas" from the context. Saport's pastel illustrations are earth toned. The round-faced characters are reminiscent of Henri Rousseau's island paintings and their features express the moods in the story well. Although the illustrations capture the warmth of home and family, they do not effectively convey the tumult of Carnival day or the big stage that scares Christine. Still, the story is genuine and expresses feelings that kids will certainly relate to. Other books about Carnival added to this one will complete the picture of this exciting time of year.
Sally Bates Goodroe, Harris County Public Library, Houston, TX
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0395650127
• ISBN 13: 9780395650127
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Saport Linda