Not a Copper Penny in Me House: Poems from the Caribbean
No. of pages 32
Published: 1995
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There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1995 by Pan Macmillan .
Frane Lessac is an artist and author of international renown having exhibited in London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles and the Caribbean. Her numerous children's books have been translated into a variety of languages. Frane was born in the United States but now lives in Australia. Monica Gunning is the author of the NCTE National Book Not a Copper Penny in Me House: Poems from the Caribbean . Ms. Gunning lives in Laguna Beach, California. Fabricio Vanden Broeck has received recognition for his illustration from IBBY-Mexico and and Asian Cultural Centre for UNESCO in Tokyo, which awarded him a prize in the Noma Concours for Children's Book Illustration. He lives in Mexico.