The most important part is being able to celebrate these people and celebrate their names. Then I think the other is to have the illustrations and the typography work together to introduce these people to the reader in a new way so it makes them want to sit down, and flip through it or save it and come back to it for more. The publisher spent a lot of time building an index of bios for all the 116 names that are in it. That provides real weight to the more expressive things that we were able to do with the illustration. This book is really fun to look at and read through, but it can also be used when you are doing homework or just learning about things that are happening in the news. You can refer to this as a reference. I love the contrast. … [Read more...] about This gorgeous new children’s book celebrates Black Lives Matter
