The new issue of essence mag with nia long, Gabrielle Ubion and Sanaa Latham on the cover, features the book 'Sugarcane-A Caribbean Rapunzel" by Patricia Storace (Jump at the Sun, $16.99 ages 6-10), tells the tale od "Sugar Cane a young beauty wh was kidnapped on her first birthday by Madame Fate-a soceress who wears a carnival mask. Trapped in a tower overlooking the sea,with her green monkey Calloo, the songstress Sugar Cane soon discovers that her love for King and a braided hair ladder will set her free."
Also mentioned is Basquiat (Taschen $9.99) A compilation on the woork of Jean-Michel Basquiat , "though he died tragically from a drug overdose in 1988when he was 27, Basquiat combined graffiti,popular culture and Hatian influences in work that still haunts.
Both books can be purchased at http://www.amazon.com/
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