More reviews of Eloise Greenfield's THE WOMEN WHO CAUGHT THE BABIES
THE WOMEN WHO CAUGHT THE BABIES (Alazar Press), by Eloise Greenfield and illustrated by Daniel Minter, has caught the attention of a number of reviewers, all of them expressing high praise for the book. Alazar Press, the publisher, just shared two more reviews with us, which we would like to share with you:
“This unique picture book begins with historical background on the work of midwives, written in prose that is accessible to young readers and accompanied by archival photographs. The book then switches to poetry and stunningly beautiful illustrations — with vignettes from lives of midwives during slavery, emancipation, and today. Greenfield closes with a poem about the midwife who "caught" her when she was born, Miss Rovenia Mayo of Parmele, North Carolina.”
“I’m so impressed with the attention to detail that was paid to this book to ensure its authenticity. The archival photographs that appear in this book were digitally captured from a film called ALL MY BABIES...A MIDWIFE'S OWN STORY by documentary filmmaker George C. Stoney. I think this book is a winner for poetry lovers and those wanting to learn more about the important history of Black midwives.”
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