Luis Paints The World
Carolrhoda Books, illustrated by Oliver Dominguez
Luis paints two boys – one tall, tall as David Ortiz, one short as a bat.
He paints the world.
A Picture-Book Portrait of a Family and Military Service
“Little Luis cannot understand why his adored big brother Nico wants to leave for the army… It is a story that plays out again and again across our country, very frequently in minority families, and the reasons are often abstract ideas that are difficult for children.” Booklist Reader.
Awards
A WOW "World of Words" Recommended Book from the University of Arizona
CCBC Choices 2017, The Children's Cooperative Book Center
A National Council of Teachers of English Charlotte Huck Recommended Book
A Best Book of the Year, *Bank Street College of Education, starred review
Reviews
"The boldly colored illustrations [by Oliver Dominguez] have a dreamy, surrealistic quality.” School Library Journal
“Its beautiful message will touch the hearts of readers and maybe inspire them to create art of their own.” ALA-Booklist
“…a beautiful story about family, expression, and community.” North Andover Eagle Tribune
“With song and paint brushes, a family and also a community wait for that most wonderful moment, when a soldier, someone’s brother or sister, daughter, husband, wife, or son, returns to the world of home. LUIS PAINTS THE WORLD is a beautiful book.” ReaderKidz