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Keila V. Dawson is an award-winning author who writes fiction and nonfiction picture books. She is a co-editor and contributor to No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change, No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History, and the forthcoming No Brain the Same: Neurodivergent Young Activists Shaping Our Future. She is the author Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book, Yumbo Gumbo translated into the Spanish bilingual El gumbo más delicioso/Yumbo Gumbo and The King Cake Baby. A New Orleans native, Dawson has also lived and worked in states across the U.S., and abroad in the Philippines, Japan, and Egypt. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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¡Celebra la diversidad, las matemáticas y el poder de contar cuentos en esta edición bilingüe (español e inglés)!
¡Los abuelos de Annabelle finalmente le enseñarán a cocinar gumbo! Pero la familia no puede ponerse de acuerdo sobre qué tipo de gumbo hacer. Votan por su favorito, pero el resultado de la votación es un empate. ¿Y ahora qué? Una exploración lúdica de los datos y el razonamiento socioemocional, presentando personajes criollos de Luisiana y un glosario de palabras criollas de Luisiana
Charlesbridge | ISBN: 978-1623544034 | Ages 3-6
Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling!
Annabelle’s grandparents are finally going to teach her how to cook gumbo! But the family can’t agree on what type of gumbo to make. They vote for their favorite, but the vote results in a tie. Now what? A playful exploration of data and social-emotional reasoning, featuring Louisiana Creole characters and a glossary of Louisiana Creole words.
Charlesbridge | ISBN: 978-162354-325-9 32 pages | ages 3-6
No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change
Edited by Lindsay H. Metcalf, Keila V. Dawson, and Jeanette Bradley; Illustrated by Jeanette Bradley
Fans of No Voice Too Small will be inspired by young climate activists who made an impact around climate change in their communities, countries, and beyond.
Climate change impacts everyone, but the future belongs to young people. No World Too Big celebrates twelve young activists and three activist groups on front lines of the climate crisis who have planted trees in Uganda, protected water in Canada, reduced school bus’ climate footprint in Indonesia, invented alternate power sources in Ohio, and more.
Charlesbridge | ISBN 978-1-62354-313-6
40 pages | ages 5-9
OPENING THE ROAD: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book
“Hungry? Check the Green Book. Tired? Check the Green Book. Sick? Check the Green Book.”
In the late 1930s when segregation was legal and Black Americans couldn’t visit every establishment or travel everywhere they wanted to safely, a New Yorker named Victor Hugo Green decided to do something about it.
In the first picture book about the creation and distribution of The Green Book, author Keila Dawson and illustrator Alleanna Harris tell the story of the man behind it and how this travel guide opened the road for a safer, more equitable America.
Beaming Books | ISBN: 978-1506467917
40 pages | ages 4-8
No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History
No Voice Too Small celebrates the young people who know how to be the change they seek. Fourteen poems honor these young activists. Featuring poems by Lesléa Newman, Traci Sorell, and Nikki Grimes. Additional text goes into detail about each youth activist’s life and how readers can get involved.
Now available!
Charlesbridge | ISBN: 978-1-6235-4131-6
40 pages | ages 5-9
Jasilyn Charger, Water Protector……………………………………… Levi Draheim, Climate Activist
The King Cake Baby
The King Cake Baby
The little plastic baby traditionally hidden inside a Mardi Gras King Cake is the runaway in this tasty new adaptation of an old folktale. The story sparkles with French phrases, New Orleans colloquialisms, and vibrant, comic-book style artwork depicting the city’s characters and treasures. Includes an easy king cake recipe. Bon appétit!
Pelican Pub | ISBN: 978-1-45562-013-5
32 pages | ages 4-8
