Michelle Lord fell in love with the culture of Cambodia when she traveled there to adopt her youngest daughter. She was inspired to write Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin after discovering the story behind Auguste Rodin's Cambodian Dancer sketches. Lord lives in New Braunfels, Texas, with her husband and their three children.
Shino Arihara is a full-time illustrator who was born in the United States and grew up in Japan. She felt an immediate connection to Arn Chorn-Pond's story because a close friend, and fellow artist, went through a similar experience when he lived in Cambodia. "I wanted to do this book for him," says Arihara. She lives with her husband, a musician, in Redwood City, California.
"A sensitive reconstruction ... [A Song for Cambodia] effectively captures the terror and tension of life under the Pol Pot regime. Arihara crafts somber scenes in broad brushstrokes to illustrate this important story of devastation and rebuilding in Southeast Asia." -- Kirkus Reviews "[A Song for Cambodia] offers an age-appropriate view of a subject rarely visited in children's books." -- Publishers Weekly "Amazing and inspiring, this biography is an excellent choice for multicultural studies." -- Booklist "A Song for Cambodia is a children's picture book about serious matters - war, human cruelty, and the power of music to kindle hope in one's darkest hour.... Though A Song for Cambodia covers somber subject matter, it does so in a tasteful and respectful fashion; the result is a high-quality picture book strongly recommended especially for public library children's collections." -- Midwest Book Review
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