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The Last Brother, a Civil War Tale by Trinka Hakes Noble, illustrated by Robert Papp is a poignant, very balanced story of a bugle boy who lived through the Battle of Gettysburg.  Beautifully illustrated, we follow Gabe and his brother’s plight through one of the most devastating battles of the Civil War.  The story evokes a memorable realness, a sense of hardship and sadness, but, yet, spurs us to hope, and, in the end, it is hope amidst the devastation of war that holds to the end.

I highly recommend this award-winning children’s book.

You can buy it here from the publisher, Sleeping Bear Press.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Trinka Hakes Noble is the award-winning author of numerous picture books including The Orange Shoes (2007 National Parenting Publications Awards Honors Winner), The Scarlet Stockings Spy (2005 IRA Teachers’ Choice), The Last Brother, and The Legend of the Cape May Diamond. Ms. Noble also wrote the ever-popular Jimmy’s Boa series andMeanwhile Back at the Ranch, both featured on PBS’s Reading Rainbow. Her many awards include ALA Notable Children’s Book, Booklist Children’s Editors’ Choice, IRA-CBC Children’s Choice, Learning: The Year’s Ten Best, and several Junior Literary Guild Selections.

Ms. Noble has studied children’s book writing and illustrating in New York City at Parsons School of Design, the New School University, Caldecott medalist Uri Shulevitz’s Greenwich Village Workshop, and at New York University. A member of the Rutgers University Council on Children’s Literature, she was awarded Outstanding Woman 2002 in Arts and Letters in the state of New Jersey for her lifetime work in children’s books. Ms. Noble currently lives in the historic Jockey Hollow area of Bernardsville, New Jersey.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Robert Papp’s award-winning artwork includes hundreds of illustrations for major publishers across the United States, and his first children’s book, The Scarlet Stockings Spy was named an IRATeacher’s Choice in 2005. Robert lives in historic Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Visit his website at: http://www.robertpapp.com/

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