Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration

Author: Samara Cole Doyon

With vivid illustrations by Kaylani Juanita, Samara Cole Doyon sings a carol for the plenitude that surrounds us and the self each of us is meant to inhabit.

Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
Published: 01/07/2020
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.10h x 9.40w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780884487975
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 512306 / Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration

Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2019 pg. 202
School Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 55

About the Author
Doyon, Samara Cole: - Samara Cole Doyon is both a second-generation Haitian American and a deeply rooted Mainer, with half of the roots of her family tree reaching generations deep into the soil of the Pine Tree State. She is a freelance writer, teacher, wife, and mother. She has been a regular contributor at Black Girl In Maine Media and has been featured in the "Deep Water" poetry column of the Portland Press Herald.Juanita, Kaylani: - Kaylani Juanita's mission as an artist is to support the stories of the underrepresented and create new ways for people to imagine themselves. Her work has appeared at the Society of Illustrators and the BBC website, and she is the illustrator of the picture books Ta-Da! and winner of the ALA Stonewall Book Award for When Aidan Became a Brother. She lives in the Bay Area in California. Look for her online at kaylanijuanita.com and @kaylanijuanita on Twitter and Instagram.