Chapel of the Chimes is just one landmark Wertz admires but was forced to leave out. “The only challenge was that we couldn’t include all the pieces,” said Wertz. “We didn’t want to just throw it in there,” he said. Writing the book was a process of discovery, said Wertz, because he wanted to be faithful to the city's history.įor "O is for Ohlone," he and his editor reached out to members of the Ohlone community to get their input. “Illustrations can be windows,” said Wertz, “or portals. While reading the book aloud at East Oakland’s Acorn Woodland Elementary, Wertz was delighted that readers recognized and rediscovered their city within his pages. It’s becoming discovered, but there’s a lot to still discover.” TK Wertz talks about "ABC Oakland." | Video: Heyday Books/ YouTube “But I still kind of feel that Oakland is an unsung gem of the Bay Area. “Well, this is not my hometown exactly,” he said, catching himself. “I just thought it would be really good to riff on that, starting out with my hometown,” said Wertz. While Sasek illustrated a book for San Francisco, he never got around to Oakland. Sasek,” said Wertz, a reference to Czech author and illustrator Miroslav Sasek, whose "This Is" series introduced children to cities and countries in a bold, flat color style. A post shared by michael wertz on at 10:28am PDT
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