'Twas the Night Before Pride
a joyful picture book exploring lgbtq+ history in celebratory, age-appropriate rhyme, perfect for 3-7 year olds
$24.60
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2022
Summary
‘Twas the Night Before Pride: A Celebration of Love and Togetherness
Pride’s a day that means “Together, we are strong!” This joyful picture-book homage to a day of community and inclusion – and to the joys of anticipation – is also a comprehensive history. With bright, buoyant illustrations and lyrical, age-appropriate rhyme modeled on “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” it tackles difficult content such as the Stonewall Riots and the AIDS marches.
On the night before Pride…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529506372 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529506379 |
| Author: | Joanna Mcclintick |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2022 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 250mm x 280mm |
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Critics Review
This warmly entertaining book about the gay community and their celebrations at the Pride march, will inform and captivate younger readers who may well know of this celebration but with this offering are given greater awareness of this group within our community and what has happened in the past. * Read Plus *A vibrant, valuable and necessary child-friendly history lesson… and a wonderfully entertaining and inclusive way to teach children the history and significance of Pride. * A Word About Books *
About The Author
Joanna Mcclintick
Joanna McClintick
Joanna McClintick is a debut children’s book author and licensed social worker at the LGBT Center in Manhattan, the oldest organisation of its kind in the United States. She wrote this poem for her children, and it has become a tradition to read it at their annual brunch the day before the Pride parade with family and friends. Joanna McClintick lives with her family in Brooklyn, USA.
Juana Medina
Juana Medina is the author-illustrator of Juana & Lucas, which won the 2017 Pura Belpré Author Award; Juana & Lucas: Big Problemas; Juana & Lucas: Muchos Changes; and many other titles and has illustrated numerous picture books, including Smick! by Doreen Cronin and I’m a Baked Potato! by Elise Primavera. Born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, Juana Medina now lives with her family in the Washington DC area, USA.
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