{"product_id":"go-forth-and-tell-the-life-of-augusta-baker-librarian-and-master-storyteller-9780593324202","title":"Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller","description":"\u003cb\u003eEzra Jack Keats Writer Award\u003cbr\u003eCoretta Scott King Illustrator Honor\u003cbr\u003eKirkus Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eChicago Public Library Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eNew York Public Library Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eALSC Notable Children's Books\u003cbr\u003eHorn Book Fanfare\u003cbr\u003eBolognaRazzi Award: Braw Amazing Bookshelf Sustainability Selection\u003cbr\u003eILA 2025 Notable Books for a Global Society\u003cbr\u003eCLA\/NCTE 2025 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts\u003cbr\u003eNCSS 2025 Septima P. Clark Book Award Winner (Middle Level)\u003cbr\u003eFive Starred Reviews \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children's services at all branches of the New York Public Library. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore Augusta Braxton Baker became a storyteller, she was an excellent story listener. Her grandmother brought stories like Br'er Rabbit and Arthur and Excalibur to life, teaching young Augusta that when there's a will, there's always a way. When she grew up, Mrs. Baker began telling her own fantastical stories to children at the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library in Harlem. But she noticed that there were hardly any books at the library featuring Black people in respectful, uplifting ways. Thus began her journey of championing books, writers, librarians, and teachers centering Black stories, educating and inspiring future acclaimed authors like Audre Lorde and James Baldwin along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Mrs. Baker herself put it: \"Children of all ages want to hear stories. Select well, prepare well and then go forth and just \u003ci\u003etell\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Breanna J. McDaniel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.60w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593324202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e552859 \/ Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025 Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book - Illustrator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/29\/2024 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBreanna J. McDaniel (she\/her\/hers) is the co-founder of REIYL (Researchers Exploring Inclusive Youth Literature) and the award-winning author of the picture book \u003ci\u003eHands Up! \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eImpossible Moon\u003c\/i\u003e. A proud alumna of Emory University and Simmons University, she is currently a PhD researcher at Cambridge University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApril Harrison is a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe award winning illustrator and renowned folk artist. Her work appears in the public collections of Vanderbilt University, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Erskine University Museum, as well as in many private collections.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119355162669,"sku":"9780593324202","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_ae26dce3-4435-4517-af3c-2e534b9e1c8c.jpg?v=1756224974","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/go-forth-and-tell-the-life-of-augusta-baker-librarian-and-master-storyteller-9780593324202","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}