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Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World
by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell
A stunning and timely creative call-to-arms combining four extraordinary written pieces by Neil Gaiman.The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before.--Neil GaimanDrawn from Gaiman's trove of published speeches, poems, and creative manifestos, Art Matters is an embodiment of this remarkable multi-media artist's vision--an exploration of how reading, imagining, and creating can transform the world and our lives.Art Matters bring together four of Gaiman's most beloved writings on creativity and artistry: Credo, his remarkably concise and relevant manifesto on free expression, first delivered in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootingsMake Good Art, his famous 2012 commencement address delivered at the Philadelphia University of the ArtsMaking a Chair, a poem about the joys of creating something, even when words won't comeOn Libraries, an impassioned argument for libraries that illuminates their importance to our future and celebrates how they foster readers and daydreamers.Art Matters is a stirring testament to the freedom of ideas that inspires us to make art in the face of adversity, and dares us to choose to be bold.
BETH'S FAVORITE CHAPTER WAS "WHY OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON LIBRARIES, READING AND DAYDREAMING"
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Go to Sleep, Gecko!: A Balinese Folktale
by Margaret Read MacDonald, illustrated by Geraldo Valerio
Gecko may be small, but he has a giant-sized problem. Through this cumulative tale from the Balinese tradition, Gecko learns that his well-being depends on that of the entire village and he finally goes to sleep, a little wiser.
A GREAT READ-ALOUD, WHERE LISTENERS CAN PARTICIPATE BY REPEATING GECKO'S SOUNDS.
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We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World
by Malala Yousafzai
Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai turns the faceless statistics and endless news stories about displacement into real people, introducing a small fraction of the millions worldwide who have fled home in this powerful account. A stirring and timely book. --The New York Times. After her father was murdered, María escaped in the middle of the night with her mother. Zaynab was out of school for two years as she fled war before landing in America. Her sister, Sabreen, survived a harrowing journey to Italy. Ajida escaped horrific violence, but then found herself battling the elements to keep her family safe. Malala's experiences visiting refugee camps caused her to reconsider her own displacement--first as an Internally Displaced Person when she was a young child in Pakistan, and then as an international activist who could travel anywhere in the world except to the home she loved. In We Are Displaced, Malala not only explores her own story, but she also shares the personal stories of some of the incredible girls she has met on her journeys--girls who have lost their community, relatives, and often the only world they've ever known. In a time of immigration crises, war, and border conflicts, We Are Displaced is an important reminder from one of the world's most prominent activists that every single one of the 68.5 million currently displaced is a person--often a young person--with hopes and dreams.
DON'T MISS IAN MCKELLAN'S SHAKESPEARE MONOLOGUE ON IMMIGRANTS:
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Banned Together: Our Fight for Readers' Rights
by Book Author
A dazzling YA anthology that spotlights the transformative power of books while equipping teens to fight for the freedom to read, featuring the voices of 15 diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators. Books are disappearing from shelves across the country. What does this mean for authors, illustrators, and--most crucially--for young readers? This bold collection of fiction, memoir, poetry, graphic narratives, essays, and other genres explores book bans through various lenses, and empowers teens to fight back. From moving personal accounts to clever comebacks aimed at censorship, fifteen legendary YA authors and illustrators confront the high-stakes question of what is lost when books are kept from teens. Contributors include Elana K. Arnold, Nikki Grimes, Ellen Hopkins, Kelly Jensen, Brendan Kiely, Maia Kobabe, Bill Konigsberg, Kyle Lukoff, MariNaomi, Trung Lê Nguy?n, Ashley Hope Pérez, Isabel Quintero, Traci Sorell, Robin Stevenson, and Padma Venkatraman; the collection is a star-studded must-read that packs strength and power into every last word. Striking illustrations from Ignatz-nominated artist Debbie Fong pair perfectly with the searing, impactful narrative. Resources include tips from the Vandegrift Banned Book Club and other teen activists, as well as extensive recommended book lists, a How to Start Your Own Little Free Library flier, and more.
ONE AUTHOR WROTE A POWERFUL POEM FROM LINES IN THE HATE MAIL AND SUPPORT MAIL SHE RECEIVED. WE ARE GOING TO READ BOOKS FROM THESE BANNED AUTHORS IN JUNE.
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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner)
by Lindsay Mattick, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.
Jane met illustrator Sophie Blackall at the Children's Literature Conference in Bellingham and reviewed this book for us. It includes historical photos.
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2225 Fisherman Bay Rd
Lopez Island, Washington 98261
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