Two Mrs. Gibsons
Written by Toyomi Igus
Illustrated by Daryl Wells
Published by Children's Book Press
Two Mrs. Gibsons is author Toyomi Igus’s tender and touching tribute to the two most important women in her life—her Japanese mother and her African American grandmother.
From memories of her grandmother’s big bear hugs to her mother’s light down—filled comforter hugs, from listening to her grandmother’s lively spirituals to her mother’s soft lullabies, from playing with her grandmother’s fancy going—to—a—Sunday—meetin’ hats to trying on her mother’s kimono, Toyomi celebrates the joys and rich diversity of growing up biracial.
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Publication Date: April 2013
Available As: Paperback, eBook
Picture Book, Age 05 or older
Community Represented: Japanese/Japanese American
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Identity: Multilingual, Identity: Multiracial, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Christian
Setting: United States (Cedar Rapids IA)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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