This week’s Feature book spotlight is #1 New York Times best-selling and National Book Award winner Ibram X. Kendi. His latest released on September 6, 2022, titled Magnolia Flower, a picture book reimagination of a story by beloved folklorist Zora Neal Hurston.
Synopsis
Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by rigid ways of the world, she longs to connect with others who too long for freedom. She finds this in a young man of letters who her father disapproves of. In her quest to be free, Magnolia must make a choice and set off on a journey that will prove just how brave one can be when leading with one’s heart.
About The Author:
Ibram X. Kendi is a National Book Award–winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. His books include Antiracist Baby; Goodnight Racism; How to Be an Antiracist; and How to Raise an Antiracist. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. In 2020, Time magazine named Kendi one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He has also been awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship.
Grab your copy today of Magnolia Flower for children ages 4-8 years old. Books are great gifts to give, and Sistah’s Place recommends this one.
Photo provided by Leilani Fitzpatrick at Sparkpint Studios.