I sure do love me some block printing and Holly Berry is clearly a master. The spread that references the “dawn’s early light” with the changing colors of sunrise on the black buildings is gorgeous and reminiscent of an etching process of putting black over another color and scratching through with a toothpick but to accomplish this effect with block printing is just beyond gorgeous. Sources are included as is an Author’s Note and the full text (with four verses!?) of The Star-Spangled Banner. Kristen Fulton does an excellent job of giving context to the lyrics of the poem, “Defense of Fort M’Henry,” penned by Alexander Scott Key through the eyes of seamstress, Caroline Pickersgill.
Title: Long May She Wave: The True Story of Caroline Pickersgill and Her Star Spangled Creation
Author: Kristen Fulton
Illustrator: Holly Berry
Published 2017 by Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN: 9781481460965
This book was borrowed from the public library for review purposes.
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