I got to read to the SHA Stars (an afterschool program with the Springfield Housing Authority). Every moment of it was spectacular. Of course, I chose to read I AM EVRY GOOD THING by @authorderrickdbarnes (illus. @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social. Then, the geniuses wrote and drew their own good things.

Is GO TELL IT our first picture book bio of James Baldwin? Not at this point. But trust me when I say that this is one of those books you'll be thinking about long after you put it down. I interview Quartez Harris and @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/11/27/g...

"I believe to prepare children to have a literary childhood, Baldwin is a good example of what it is like to read and write as a child." Read @fuse8.bsky.social's fascinating interview with Quartez Harris and @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social! afuse8production.slj.com/2024/11/27/g...

Watch author Quartez Harris introduce his lyrical picture book biography of James Baldwin, GO TELL IT, illustrated by Caldecott Honoree @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social. Find this book on shelves January 7! vimeo.com/1033511839