{"product_id":"go-forth-and-tell-the-life-of-augusta-baker-librarian-and-master-storyteller-isbn-9780593324202","title":"Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller","description":"\u003cb\u003eEzra Jack Keats Writer Award\u003cbr\u003eCoretta Scott King Illustrator Honor\u003cbr\u003eKirkus Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eChicago Public Library Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eNew York Public Library Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eALSC Notable Children's Books\u003cbr\u003eHorn Book Fanfare\u003cbr\u003eBolognaRazzi Award: Braw Amazing Bookshelf Sustainability Selection\u003cbr\u003eILA 2025 Notable Books for a Global Society\u003cbr\u003eCLA\/NCTE 2025 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts\u003cbr\u003eNCSS 2025 Septima P. Clark Book Award Winner (Middle Level)\u003cbr\u003eFive Starred Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children’s services at all branches of the New York Public Library.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore Augusta Braxton Baker became a storyteller, she was an excellent story listener. Her grandmother brought stories like Br’er Rabbit and Arthur and Excalibur to life, teaching young Augusta that when there’s a will, there’s always a way. When she grew up, Mrs. Baker began telling her own fantastical stories to children at the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library in Harlem. But she noticed that there were hardly any books at the library featuring Black people in respectful, uplifting ways. Thus began her journey of championing books, writers, librarians, and teachers centering Black stories, educating and inspiring future acclaimed authors like Audre Lorde and James Baldwin along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Mrs. Baker herself put it: “Children of all ages want to hear stories. Select well, prepare well and then go forth and just \u003ci\u003etell\u003c\/i\u003e.”★ \"Intricate details will draw novice readers back to the pages, while more experienced readers will find a treasure trove of biographical sources compiled by McDaniel . . . here’s thoughtfulness here in the craft and pacing of her prose, certainly; reverence, too, inthe textured layers of Harrison’s mixed-media and visual storytelling. But more than anything, simplecare is evident. Care for a Black librarian who sought out every gap a tale could bridge, who shattered barriers to ensure Black children would see themselves on library shelves, and whose legacy continues to this day exactly as it began—in the thrall of good stories.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Brimming with color and texture, Harrison's illustrations incorporate acrylics, pen, and mixed-media collage elements that bestow a pleasing three-dimensional look to the scenes . . . Appended with a time line, sources, and author's note, this makes a worthy addition to library collections.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"[A] glowing account of legendary storytelling librarian Baker . . . Harrison’s intricate mixed-media collages employ shifting scale to bring to life this vital history of a vital figure.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"McDaniel gives an account of Baker’s life that is as celebratory as the heroes in her folktales, attesting that Baker internalized the message that 'where there’s a will, there’s a way'. Harrison’s exuberant mixed-media collage illustrations capture the vibrancy of both the storyteller and her stories, creating worlds and words that leap off pages.\" —\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"A blissful walk around the imagination for anyone who has ever been told, or has listened to,a transporting piece of storytelling . . . the colors, books, titles, typeface, faces, people, streets, and words that overflow these pages work intandem with the text to celebrate a life in stories and a life in service to others. An essential purchase not to be missed.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred reviewBreanna J. McDaniel (she\/her\/hers) is the co-founder of REIYL (Researchers Exploring Inclusive Youth Literature) and the award-winning author of the picture book \u003ci\u003eHands Up! \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eImpossible Moon\u003c\/i\u003e. A proud alumna of Emory University and Simmons University, she is currently a PhD researcher at Cambridge University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApril Harrison is a Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe award winning illustrator and renowned folk artist. Her work appears in the public collections of Vanderbilt University, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Erskine University Museum, as well as in many private collections.","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300655911141,"sku":"NP9780593324202","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593324202.jpg?v=1767728213","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/go-forth-and-tell-the-life-of-augusta-baker-librarian-and-master-storyteller-isbn-9780593324202","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}