Poet, activist, mother and professor Nikki Giovanni was born in 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Over the span of thirty years, Nikki has received nineteen honorary degrees from colleges and universities.
“Powerful.... Playful and inspiring. Every lover of books, young or
old, will see themselves in this story.” — Booklist (starred
review)
“Poetic lines sing libraries’ praises in this brief tribute from
Giovanni... Chromatic digital renderings by Robinson accompany the
text, layering geometric shards of color and light.” — Publishers
Weekly
“Vibrant, carefully composed digital illustrations, with bright
colors that invite readers in.... A lushly illustrated homage to
librarians.” — Kirkus Reviews
“In this picture-book celebration of libraries and reading, poet
Giovanni writes about the Carnegie Library, which she regularly
visited as a child. Robinson’s digital art resembles vibrant
collages.” — Horn Book Magazine
“Poetic text and evocative, textured illustrations work in concert
to show how books and libraries enable people to imagine other
lives—including other versions of their own selves.... A
must-have.” — School Library Journal
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