Reviews for The Sunday outing

The average rating for The Sunday outing based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-10-15 00:00:00 Jack Storey Set in the 1950's to early 1960's, Gloria Jean Pinkney's "The Sunday Outing" provides an interesting, beautiful color pencil and watercolor look at an African-American girl, Ernestine Avery Powell, and her great-aunt, Odessa Powell, as they share stories about their great-uncle, Ariah, who worked on the railroads. Just as Ernestine is learning of her great-uncle's work and achievements, so was I. This book provided a great look at life both in the 1950's and 1940's life. Along with learning of the past for African-American workers on the railroad, we also get a look at how life is for a poor girl doing everything she can to go visit her family down south. This provides children a pure and true example of selflessness and going the extra mile to get there. The lengths she goes to visit her family is inspiring, as she is even willing to give up her school clothes to visit her family. One of my favorite elements of this book was the art. The artists, Gloria Jean and Jerry Pinkney, really have their passion shown through the art and it translates into the story. You get the feeling of fascination and intrigue during the stories, the hope and love when they are thinking of how to get her home and the nervous excitement Ernestine felt as she boarded the train to finally see her family. Not only is it beautiful but with the warm, bright colors, The Sunday Outing, really shows the love family can have and show.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-11-20 00:00:00 Harrison Pirtle The Sunday Outing was written and illustrated by the Pinkney's, an African American couple, with Mr. Pinkey winning the Coretta Scott King award. The book follows a young African American girl named Ernestine who is going to her special place. This time she is going all alone, and on the way she comes across some difficulties based on the color of her skin because this book takes place during the time of segregation. By the end of the book Ernestine makes it to her special place, the library, one of the only places she feels safe and free because it doesn't matter what color your skin is to be allowed inside. When I first started reading the book I didn't know that it was about a girl living in segregation, but when I say how unfair she was being treated it made me reflect on how I am treated now as a mixed race woman of color. I empathized with Ernestine and I was upset at just how unfair some of the characters in the book were treating her. This book would be great to use in a second to fifth grade classroom to teach about segregation in a subtle but important way.