Awards

• Short-listed for Ohioana Book Award - About Ohio or an Ohioan 2021
• Winner of Comstock Read Aloud Book Award 2021
• Winner of Rhode Island Children's Book Award 2022
• Winner of Texas Bluebonnet Award 2022

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9781524768294

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A lovely, inspirational picture-book biography about beating the odds and achieving your dreams. --Booklist, starred review Walker's determination and her long, long life--she died at 121--offer genuine inspiration. --Publishers Weekly, starred review Enjoy this book with every child you know; let Mary Walker become a household name. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review An absorbing narrative and excellent illustrations combine to create a moving story of encouragement for youngsters. --School Library Journal, starred review

A lovely, inspirational picture-book biography about beating the odds and achieving your dreams. --Booklist, starred review Walker's determination and her long, long life--she died at 121--offer genuine inspiration. --Publishers Weekly, starred review Enjoy this book with every child you know; let Mary Walker become a household name. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

A lovely, inspirational picture-book biography about beating the odds and achieving your dreams. --Booklist, starred review

Author Information

Rita Lorraine Hubbard is the author of a number of nonfiction books for adults and runs the children's book review site Picture Book Depot. She is the author of Hammering for Freedom: The Story of William Lewis, which was awarded the New Voices Award by Lee & Low Books and has received three starred reviews. Ms. Hubbard lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee. You can find her online at ritahubbard.com. Oge Mora is the author/illustrator of Thank You, Omu! which won a Caldecott Honor as well as the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award. It was also selected as a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Staff Pick and was chosen by both Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal as a Best Book of 2018. Visit her at ogemora.com.

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