My Day With the Panye, Tami Charles
My Day With the Panye, Tami Charles
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My Day With the Panye

Author: Tami Charles

Narrator: Ella Turenne

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/13/2021

Synopsis

In the hills above Port-au-Prince, a young girl named Fallon wants more than anything to carry a large woven basket to the market, just like her Manman. As she watches her mother wrap her hair in a mouchwa, Fallon tries to twist her own braids into a scarf and balance the empty panye atop her head, but its much harder than she thought. BOOM! Is she ready after all? Lyrical and inspiring, My Day with the Panye is a story of family legacy, cultural tradition, and hope for the future.

About Tami Charles

Tami Charles is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books for young readers, including the picture book All Because You Matter (illustrated by Bryan Collier) and the novels Muted, Like Vanessa, and Becoming Beatriz. In her teens and early twenties, Tami enjoyed a taste of fame as a member of an all-girl R&B trio. They performed for Boyz II Men, BET, and Showtime at the Apollo, and had a one-hit wonder on the radio. After college, Tami worked as an educator for thirteen years before pursuing her childhood dream of becoming an author. For more information on Tami, visit tamiwrites.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Moonkiszt on May 03, 2021

Featured in a grandma reads session. It was fun to learn of how other children mark their landmarks of growing up. In Haiti, Fallon, is eager to take up the task of balancing the large woven basket- the Panye - on her head with all the skill and grace as the other people do in her community. She espe......more

Goodreads review by Ms. Woc Reader on October 10, 2021

This was a nice story about a centuries old tradition being passed on. The protagonist of this story is so excited for it to finally be her turn to carry the panye, a basket used for carry goods on your head. This is a tradition that was passed down through history in Haiti originating with their Af......more

Goodreads review by Deb (Readerbuzz) on May 22, 2021

Fallon and her Manman are off to the market together. On her head, Manman balances the panye. Fallon longs to carry the panye on her own head. When she tries and fails, Manman says, "Pitit, pitit, zwazo fe nich li." (Little by little the bird builds its nest.) And so they walk on, and Fallon waits f......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth Hobbs on March 07, 2021

Beautiful book teaches kids about Haitian custom Fallon lives in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a beautiful, colorful island. She is excited when her mom, Manman, invites her to go to the market with her. Manman balances a panye, a basket, on her head. She will carry their purchases home in the panye. This i......more

Goodreads review by Richie on March 19, 2021

Richie’s Picks: MY DAY WITH THE PANYE by Tami Charles and Sara Palacios, ill, Candlewick, March 2021, 40p., ISBN: 978-0-7636-9749-5 “Hold your head up, oh Hold your head up, oh Hold your head up, oh Hold your head high” -- Argent (1972) “Look! Ten apples up on top! We are not going to let them drop!” -- Dr. Se......more

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