An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

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Product Details
Price
$18.99  $17.66
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publish Date
Pages
56
Dimensions
10.1 X 10.1 X 0.6 inches | 1.28 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780316473125

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About the Author

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and New York Times bestselling author of 35 books, including the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Honor-winning picture book The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, the Newbery medal-winning novel, The Crossover (an Emmy-winning TV series on Disney plus), and Becoming Muhammad Ali, co-authored with James Patterson. He is also a regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition. He invites you to visit him at kwamealexander.com.


Dare Coulter (she/her) is an award-winning artist, muralist, and sculptor whose primary artistic objective is to create positive imagery of black people and families. She received the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration for her art in An American Story. She lives in North Carolina but intends to have a global presence by installing sculptures depicting black joy around the world. She invites you to visit her at darecoulter.com and can be found on Instagram and Twitter @darecoulter.
Reviews
*"Alexander and Coulter have created a powerful counternarrative in their efforts to answer the question, "How do you tell a story about slavery?"--Horn Book, starred review
Praise for An American Story

An Indie Next List Pick

*"Beautifully crafted and brutally honest, this offers a thoughtful introduction to a necessary topic."
--Booklist, starred review
*"With powerful art from a bold new talent, this is a probing and sensitive take on a devastating chapter of U.S. history."--Kirkus, starred review
*"A layered, compassionate telling that considers how to relay difficult truths, and as the art converges into a visual of past and present together, stirring concluding lines suggest a route forward."--Publisher's Weekly, starred review