My Day with the Panye

<b>A young girl in Haiti is eager to learn how to carry a basket to market in an exuberant picture book with universal appeal. </b><br><br><i>“To carry the panye, we move gracefully, even under the weight of the sun and the moon.”</i><br><br>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 realizes it’s much harder than she thought. <i>BOOM! </i>Is she ready after all? Lyrical and inspiring, with vibrant illustrations highlighting the beauty of Haiti, <i>My Day with the Panye</i> is a story of family legacy, cultural tradition, and hope for the future. Readers who are curious about the art of carrying a panye will find more about this ancient and global practice in an author’s note at the end.