Leslie Staub Book Reading and Signing
Leslie Staud will read her book Mama's Nightingale during the Lower School Morning Meeting in the Atrium.
A book signing in the Dining Room will follow.
Want an autographed book but cannot make it to the signing? Fill out the preorder form here.
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A book signing in the Dining Room will follow.
Want an autographed book but cannot make it to the signing? Fill out the preorder form here.
Click on More Details" for book description.
MAMA’s NIGHTINGALE A Story of Immigration and Separation by Edwidge Endicott and Leslie Staub
A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist.
After Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while she’s in jail, Mama begins sending Saya bedtime stories inspired by Haitian folklore on cassette tape. Moved by her mother's tales and her father's attempts to reunite their family, Saya writes a story of her own—one that just might bring her mother home for good. With stirring illustrations, this tender tale shows the human side of immigration and imprisonment — and shows how every child has the power to make a difference.
After Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while she’s in jail, Mama begins sending Saya bedtime stories inspired by Haitian folklore on cassette tape. Moved by her mother's tales and her father's attempts to reunite their family, Saya writes a story of her own—one that just might bring her mother home for good. With stirring illustrations, this tender tale shows the human side of immigration and imprisonment — and shows how every child has the power to make a difference.
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Established in 1929, Metairie Park Country Day School is a coed private school for New Orleans area students in early childhood through Grade 12. From the elementary grades through upper school, the care and cultivation of each child comes to life in our exciting academic program, creative arts, and competitive athletic offerings.
Country Day accepts qualified students without regard to race, color, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national or ethnic origin.
