Magnolia Flower
by Zora Neale Hurston and Adapted by Ibram X. Kendi, Illustrated by Loveis Wise
Publication Date: Sep 06, 2022
List Price: $19.99
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9780063098312
Imprint: Amistad Books for Young Readers
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp
Description of Magnolia Flower by Zora Neale Hurston and Adapted by Ibram X. Kendi
From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a moving adaptation by National Book Award winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby, Ibram X. Kendi. Magnolia Flower follows a young Afro-Indigenous girl who longs for freedom and is gorgeously illustrated by Loveis Wise (The People Remember, Ablaze with Color).
Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by rigid ways of the world, she longs to connect with others, who too long for freedom. She finds this in a young man of letters who her father disapproves of. In her quest to be free, Magnolia must make a choice and set off on a journey that will prove just how brave one can be when leading with one’s heart.
The acclaimed writer of several American classics, Zora Neale Hurston wrote this stirring folktale brimming with poetic prose, culture, and history. It was first published as a short story in The Spokesman in 1925 and later in her collection Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick (2020).
Tenderly retold by award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi, Magnolia Flower is a story of a transformative and radical devotion between generations of Indigenous and Black people in America. With breathtaking illustrations by Loveis Wise, this picture book reminds us that there is no force strong enough to stop love.
Books similiar to Magnolia Flower may be found in the categories below:
- JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black
- Juvenile Fiction / Diversity & Multicultural
- Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations
- Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / African