Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem
Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds (A Picture Book)
$29.62
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
23 January 2025
Summary
A poetic picture book biography about blind Black poet Myra Viola Wilds, written by the author of *Brown: The Many Shades of Love*
What dreams do you carry? Myra Viola Wilds dreamed of opportunity. She left her home in rural Kentucky for the city, learned to read and to write, and became a dressmaker. She hand-stitched gorgeous gowns. She worked so hard she lost her eyesight, and her world went dark. But those well-loved stitches turned into words, and one night Myra …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781951836535 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1951836537 |
| Author: | Nancy Johnson James, Diana Ejaita |
| Publisher: | Cameron & Company Inc |
| Imprint: | Cameron & Company Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 23 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 198g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 241mm x 267mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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Critics Review
STARRED REVIEW
“Mellifluous verse…stunning saturated colorblock illustrations”
STARRED REVIEW
“[A] tender tapestry of a creative life…Beautifully crafted and compellingly celebratory.”
STARRED REVIEW
“Wilds is an admirable, intriguing creator…Diana Ejaita’s fanciful artwork steals the show…Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem offers a world of inspiration for young creators of many kinds.”
James’ poetry is beautifully accompanied by Ejaita’s richly textured and vibrant patchwork illustrations. * Booklist *
Bold and color-drenched illustrations propel the story forward, through expansive images echoing the vivid collage work of Matisse * Horn Book Magazine *
Nancy Johnson James
Nancy Johnson James is a poet and the author of Brown: The Many Shades of Love; Black: The Many Wonders of My World; and Blue: The Many Ways I Feel in The Colors of My Life series. Her family is from the same Kentucky town that Wilds was from. She lives in Maryland.
Diana Ejaita is an illustrator and textile designer based in Berlin. Her work can be found in Let: A Poem About Wonder and Possibility, published by Cameron Kids, and in her starred-reviewed picture book, Olu and Greta.
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