Ode to Grapefruit

“A testament to poetry’s expressive powers.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Thought-provoking.” —Booklist

“Lavelle….sensitively captures the anxiety that may accompany the [speech] disorder and insightfully conveys the power of poetry.” —The Horn Book

“Lavelle’s text combined with Collier’s illustrations capture the victory of James Earl Jones finding his voice.” —Shelf Awareness

Kari Lavelle is the author of We Move the World, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali, as well as the Butt or Face? series. She has always had a love of words—as a kid reading books, as a speech pathologist helping children communicate, and now as a writer creating stories. She lives in Austin, Texas with her human family and their dog, Dobby.

Bryan Collier has illustrated more than thirty-five picture books, including the award-winning Trombone Shorty, Dave the Potter, and Knock Knock- My Father’s Dream for Me, as well as City Shapes and Fifty Cents and a Dream, and has received four Caldecott Honors and six Coretta Scott King Awards. He recently illustrated Thurgood, which received four starred reviews and was a Washington Post and Bank Street Best Book of the Year. Bryan lives with his wife and children in Marlboro, New York.

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