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Ode to grapefruit how James Earl Jones found his voice

Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just James--a stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child... and ultimately found his voice through poetry.

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Main Author:	Lavelle, Kari (Author)
Other Authors:	Collier, Bryan (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A Knopf, 2024.
Subjects:	Jones, James Earl > Juvenile nonfiction. Stutterers > Juvenile nonfiction. Actors > United States > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile. Picture books.
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Summary:	Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just James--a stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child... and ultimately found his voice through poetry.
Item Description:	"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Colophon. "A Junior Library Guild Selection"--Book jacket. Includes author's and illustrator's notes and information about stuttering.
Physical Description:	48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780593372760 059337276X 9780593372777 0593372778
Author Notes:	Kari Lavelle is the author of We Move the World, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali, as well as the Butt or Face? series. She has always had a love of words: as a kid reading books, as a speech pathologist helping children communicate, and now as a writer creating stories. She lives in Austin, Texas with her human family and their dog, Dobby. Bryan Collier has illustrated more than thirty-five picture books, including the award-winning Trombone Shorty, Dave the Potter , and Knock Knock: My Father's Dream for M e, as well as City Shapes and Fifty Cents and a Dream , and has received four Caldecott Honors and six Coretta Scott King Awards. He recently illustrated Thurgood, which received four starred reviews and was a Washington Post and Bank Street Best Book of the Year. Bryan lives with his wife and children in Marlboro, New York.