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"Real-life cousins pay gorgeous homage to the street they grew up on and the loving community that made their childhood special"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Walker, Tricia Elam (Author)
Other Authors:	Holmes, Ekua (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Anne Schwartz Books, 2021.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Neighborhoods > Juvenile fiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	"Real-life cousins pay gorgeous homage to the street they grew up on and the loving community that made their childhood special"--
Physical Description:	1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm
Audience:	Ages 4-8. Grades K-1.
ISBN:	9780525581109 0525581103 9780525581116 0525581111
Author Notes:	Tricia Elam Walker is the author of the acclaimed picture book Nana Akua Goes to School, which received the 2021 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award and the Children's Africana Book Award, as well as four starred reviews. The Wall Street Journal hailed it as a "a picture book . . . that captures a complex vulnerability that every child feels at one point or another." Tricia also wrote a novel for adults, Breathing Room , under the name Patricia Elam. She is a cultural and fashion commentator and blogger, and has written for National Public Radio, the Washington Post, Essence magazine, HuffPost, and more. She practiced law for sixteen years prior to teaching writing in Washington, DC, and Boston. Currently, Tricia is an assistant professor of creative writing at Howard University, and resides in Takoma Park, Maryland with her husband. Visit her at triciaelamwalker.com. Ekua Holmes is the acclaimed bestselling illustrator of several award-winning picture books, including Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer (Caldecott Honor, NAACP Image Award, CSK John Steptoe Award, Sibert Honor), Out of Wonder (CSK Award, NY Times bestseller), and The Stuff of Stars (CSK Award). A painter and collage artist, she graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Visit her at ekuaholmes.com.