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STYLE: Songwriting through Youth Literature Education

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Using a familiar book as a starting point, participants will work with teaching artists to create a song inspired by the characters, setting, theme and cultural message of the story. Literature comes to life through music!

Today's featured book: "Big Red Lollipop" by Rukhsana Khan.

Sing a song with Rubina. She has been invited to her first birthday party, and her mother, Ami, insists that she bring her little sister along. Her Pakistani mother doesn't understand American party customs. Rubina is mortified, but she can’t convince Ami. So both girls go, and after the party Sana steals Rubina’s prized party favor, a red lollipop. What’s a fed-up big sister to do? -get even! When Sana receives an invitation of her own, the tables are turned in this funny and heartwarming tale of clashing cultural customs and sisterly relationships.

Part of King County Library System's "Many Voices, One Land" series for youth cultural literacy.

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