Less Than Half, More Than Whole

Summary of Book

Tony notices that his skin is darker than yellow-haired, blue-eyed Scott's, but lighter than that of his Native American friend, Will. A well-designed effort, this title is for all children of multicultural marriages who struggle to find an identity. It serves not only to illuminate Indian culture, but also as a gentle celebration of mixed heritage.

Author Biography

Kathleen Lacapa was born in 1959. Kathleen and Michael Lacapa have together written children’s books including Less Than Half, More Than Whole, a story about a mixed-heritage Native child learning to feel proud of his identity.

Illustrator Biography

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Michael LaCapa moved to Whiteriver, Arizona, on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation at the age of one. He was the 2nd of eight children with ethnic roots from the Hopi, Tewa and Apache Tribes. Michael’s boyhood passion for art was “fine tuned” after earning a Bachelors Degree in Secondary Art Education for Arizona State University and graduate studies in printmaking for Northern Arizona University.