We Could Fly
From Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens, a mesmerising tale of love and resilience
$34.72
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2023
Summary
In a companion to Build a House, Rhiannon Giddens – Grammy Award winner and co-founder 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 say…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529517811 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529517818 |
| Author: | Rhiannon Giddens, Briana Mukodiri Uchendu |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 520g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 254mm x 304mm |
| Series: | The Norendy Tales |
| Audience Age: | 3-7 |
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Critics Review
A celebration of love, resilience and the spiritual power of tradition and shared cultural memory. * Dundee Courier *
A mesmerising book, wonderfully warm that deserves to be shared widely. * Red Reading Hub *
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens co-founded the Grammy Award-winning traditional African American string band the Carolina Chocolate Drops and has been nominated for numerous additional Grammys as a soloist and collaborator. A musician, singer, songwriter, actor, librettist and MacArthur Fellow, her many roles and honours include serving as artistic director of Silkroad and performing for the Obamas at the White House. The author of Build a House, illustrated by Monica Mikai, Rhiannon Giddens lives in Ireland.
Briana Mukodiri Uchendu is an illustrator, visual development artist, and first-generation Nigerian-American. Her new and forthcoming books include The Talk by Newbery Honor winner Alicia D. Williams, Soul Step by New York Times best-selling author Jewell Parker Rhodes and Kelly McWilliams and Night Market by Seina Wedlick. Briana Mukodiri Uchendu lives in Texas, USA.
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