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Ruth and the Green Book

Gwen Strauss

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Honor Book:Jane Addams Children's Book Award -Bks for Younger Children (2011)
Nominee:North Carolina Children's Book Award -Picture Book (2012)

The picture book inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film The Green Book

Ruth was so excited to take a trip in her family's new car! In the early 1950s, few African Americans could afford to buy cars, so this would be an adventure. But she soon found out that Black travelers weren't treated very well in some towns. Many hotels and gas stations refused service to Black people. Daddy was upset about something called Jim Crow laws . . .

Finally, a friendly attendant at a gas station showed Ruth's family The Green Book. It listed all of the places that would welcome Black travelers. With this guidebook--and the kindness of strangers--Ruth could finally make a safe journey from Chicago to her grandma's house in Alabama.

Ruth's story is fiction, but The Green Book and its role in helping a generation of African American travelers avoid some of the indignities of Jim Crow are historical fact.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
  • Publish Date: Aug 1st, 2010
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.10in - 9.40in - 0.40in - 0.90lb
  • EAN: 9780761352556
  • Recommended age: 07-11
  • Categories: • Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism• African American & Black• Travel

About the Author

Cooper, Floyd: - Floyd Cooper (1956-2021) was a Coretta Scott King Award winner and illustrator of numerous books for children including Ruth and the Green Book, A Spy Called James, and Max and the Tag-Along Moon. Unspeakable, one of his final picture books, was a National Book Award longlist title, a Sibert Honor book, and a Caldecott Honor book. He received a degree in fine arts from the University of Oklahoma and went on to develop a distinctive art technique called oil erasure.
Strauss, Gwen: - Gwen Strauss's is an award-winning poet and her writing has appeared in many publications, including the London Sunday Times, The New Republic, New England Review, Kenyon Review, Tampa Review, and Antioch Review. She has also published books of poems titled Trail of Stones and The Night Shimmy which has been translated into several languages. She works as the on-site director at the Brown Foundation Fellowship Program at the Dora Maar House in MĂ©nerbes, France.
Ramsey, Calvin Alexander: - Calvin Alexander Ramsey is an Atlanta-based playwright, photographer, folk art painter, and children's book author. His plays have been performed across the United States and his picture books have won numerous awards including an ALA Notable Children's Book, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor, and a Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year. He is the father of three children, all of whom are writers.

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"Ramsey fashions a well-told historical narrative, supported by Cooper's expressive paintings." --The Horn Book Guide

-- (4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM)

"Cooper's soft, stippled illustrations capture both the pathos of the bigotry and the warmth of the support the family encounters, and a substantial closing note on the Green Book itself invites the audience to explore it further online. This will be a fascinating addition to any civil rights picture-book collection." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

-- (12/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)

"Cooper's glowing, unframed, sepia-toned artwork delivers a strong sense of the period from a child's viewpoint. . . . [T]his is a compelling addition to U.S. history offerings." --Booklist

-- (11/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)

"Cooper masterfully captures the emotions of the characters, filling his pages with three-dimensional individuals. This story touches on a little-known moment in American history with elegance, compassion and humanity." --Kirkus Reviews

-- (10/15/2010 12:00:00 AM)

"A sense of resiliency courses through Cooper's (Back of the Bus) filmy illustrations--beatific portraits of the Esso worker who sells the family their Green Book and the owner of a 'tourist home' where the family spends the night radiate strength, kindness, and hope for a better future." --Publishers Weekly

-- (10/11/2010 12:00:00 AM)

"The realistic illustrations are done in oil wash on board, a self-described 'subtractive process.' The picture is painted, then erased to 'paint' the final product. Overall, there is a sepialike quality to the art, giving the impression of gazing at old color photos. This is an important addition to picture book collections, useful as a discussion-starter on Civil Rights or as a stand-alone story." --starred, School Library Journal

-- (11/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)

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