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We Could Fly

We Could Fly

Giddens, Rhiannon
Uchendu, Briana Mukodiri

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ISBN13: 9798855046892
Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
Published: Nov 7 2023
Pages: 32
Language: English
A Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner

This magical picture book will have readers entranced. Sublime.--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

In a companion to Build a House, Rhiannon Giddens--winner of multiple Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize and cofounder of the Carolina Chocolate Drops--gives wing to a moving tale of grace and transcendence, with acclaimed artist Briana Mukodiri Uchendu.

At a sparrow's urging, a young girl feels a mysterious trembling in her arms, a lightness in her feet, a longing to be free. Her mother tells her that her Granny Liza experienced the same, as did many of their people before her. Perhaps it's time, Mama says, to slip the bonds of earth and join the journey started long ago. To hold each other tight and rise. Drawing on lyrics from the song We Could Fly by Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell, which in turn draw on a heritage of African folklore, this incantatory dialogue between a mother and daughter paired with startlingly beautiful illustrations celebrates love, resilience, and the spiritual power of the old-time ways--tradition and shared cultural memory--to sustain and uplift.

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