Joanne C. Hillhouseová se ve své tvorbě zaměřuje na karibské příběhy a témata, která oslovují mladé čtenáře i dospělé. Její díla často prozkoumávají kulturní identitu a dospívání v jedinečném prostředí Karibiku. Hillhouseová si získala uznání za svůj poutavý styl psaní a schopnost vytvářet nezapomenutelné postavy. Její knihy nabízejí čtenářům náhled do bohatého světa karibské literatury.
"A cheetah is what I want to be...nothing would be faster than me!" As a mother tucks her little dreamer into bed, she lets him know that wherever he goes, he can always come home. This loving bedtime story transports readers from a cozy bedroom to the savannas of Africa and back again. Rich illustrations capture the natural world and the warmth of a mother-son relationship.
Vere's irrepressible spirit is an asset as he comes of age in Antigua. His is a hard-knocks existence marked by poverty and loss - but he is equally shaped by his family, his first love and island life. Beautifully told, his is the story of a Caribbean boy, trying to hold on to what's real and precious to him while learning to be a man.