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Kanoni's Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a new holiday to Kanoni, but when a neighbor's house burns down, she practices the Kwanzaa spirit by inviting the family of five into her home and sharing her gifts and space.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith, Hope Anita (Author)
Other Authors:	Jackson, Bea, 1986- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown and Company, 2026.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Children's poetry, American. Kwanzaa > Juvenile poetry. African American girls > Juvenile poetry. Neighbors > Juvenile poetry. Sharing > Juvenile poetry. Conduct of life > Juvenile poetry. Kwanzaa > Poetry. African Americans > Poetry. Neighbors > Poetry. Sharing > Poetry. Conduct of life > Poetry. American poetry. Poetry. Picture books.
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Summary:	Kwanzaa is a new holiday to Kanoni, but when a neighbor's house burns down, she practices the Kwanzaa spirit by inviting the family of five into her home and sharing her gifts and space.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:	Ages 5-9.
ISBN:	9780316341547 0316341541
Author Notes:	Hope Anita Smith received a Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor for Keeping the Night Watch and a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Author Award for The Way a Door Closes. She is a co-author of It Rained Warm Bread which was a Kirkus Reviews Best Middle-Grade Book in Verse of the Year and an ALA Notable Children's Book. An accomplished cut-paper-collage artist, Hope wrote and illustrated My Daddy Rules the World, which was an NCTE Notable Children's Book and a Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year. Hope lives in Los Angeles, California where she spends her time as an in-school poet and professional storyteller. Bea Jackson is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Parker Looks Up and Parker Shines On , as well as The Twelve Hours of Christmas , among other books. She has also worked as a character and outfit designer for social networking and gaming platforms. Bea lives in Michigan and invites you to visit her online at beagifted.com or on Instagram @bea.gifted.