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The day Madear voted

In 1969, a Black woman brings her two little boys along when she exercises her right to vote for the first time.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hudson, Wade (Author)
Other Authors:	Tate, Don (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2024.
Subjects:	Voting > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	In 1969, a Black woman brings her two little boys along when she exercises her right to vote for the first time.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:	Ages 3-7.
ISBN:	9780593615744 0593615743
Author Notes:	Wade Hudson is the author of more than thirty-five books for young readers, including the middle grade memoir Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South , winner of the 2022 Malka Penn award, and the anthologies We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices ; The Talk , a New York Times Best Book of the Year; and Recognize: Black Lives Matter (all co-edited with his wife, Cheryl Willis Hudson). He is the president and co-founder of Just Us Books, Inc. Wade speaks around the country about issues of inclusion and diversity and has received numerous honors for his contributions to children's literature, including the Children's Book Council's Diversity Achievement Award and a 2022 Eric Carle Honor. He lives in East Orange, New Jersey. You can visit Wade at JustUsBooks.com or follow him on Instagram @WadeHudsonJr and on Twitter @HudsonWade. Don Tate is the award-winning creator of numerous picture book biographies, including Jerry Changed the Game! How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever ; Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes ; William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad ; and Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters , among others. Don's accolades include an Ezra Jack Keats Book Award and Honor, Carter G. Woodson Book Awards, Christopher Awards, and SCBWI Crystal and Golden Kite Awards. In addition to writing and illustrating, Don enjoys speaking at elementary schools. He lives with his family in Austin, Texas, and invites you to visit him online at dontate.com.