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May 24, 2021
Who are Americans, and what do they believe? How does our history shape our future? Six exceptional picture books explore our complicated, captivating country and offer meaningful perspectives on these vital questions about the great American experiment.
America, My Love, America, My Heart
In the author’s note
of
America, My Love, America, My Heart, Daria Peoples-Riley recalls growing up as “the only brown girl” at school, which made her feel like she wasn’t “free to be myself. . . . My country, America, didn’t feel free to me.” Her book is a glorious gift that will reassure children that they don’t have to change to accommodate people who don’t love every part of who they are.
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Earl Bradley (E. B.) Lewis s illustration for The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson.Courtesy Penguin Random House LLC
Andrea Davis Pinkneyâs âPicture the Dreamâ exhibition at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art opens with a watercolor painting of a young Black girl reaching her hand across a fence to a white girl. The sky is blue but cloudy.
The words under the image read, âMy mama says I shouldnât go on the other side â¦â
Acclaimed Portland-raised author Renée Watson on her new book and writing in a pandemic: Beat Check podcast oregonlive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oregonlive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.