Yokki And The Parno Gry

yokki-and-the-parno-gryThis traditional Traveler-family folktale tells of Yokki, a young boy who inspires his hard-working family with a tale of a magical white horse. His family experiences hard times and there is no work to be had. They travel from town to town looking for work mending household objects and trying to sell wooden spoons and beautiful paper flowers that they make. At night, they gather around a fire to tell stories they have heard on their travels. Yokki tells the best story about the Parno Gry, which is a horse that comes to take them to a new and better land. Colorful and gentle detailed mixed media illustrations bring Yokki’s family to life in this imaginative Romani folktale. An author’s note gives information about Romani and Traveling People. mjw
Title: Yokki And The Parno Gry
Author: Richard O’Neill and Katherine Quarmby
Illustrator
: Marieke Nelissen
Publisher
: Child’s Play Inc.
Copyright
: 2016
Original Language
: English
ISBN
: 978-1-84643-927-8
Hardcover pages
: 32
Age range
: 4-7
Genre
: Picture Book
Author’s ethnicity
: Romani (O’Neill)
Author’s residence
: England
Illustrator’s ethnicity
: Dutch
Illustrator’s residence
: Netherlands
Subjects
: Fairytales, Folktales, Gypsies, Horses, Mythical animals, Romanis, Storytelling, Traveling people

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