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A Voice as Soft as a Honey Bee's Flutter

Inspired by Psalm 46

Illustrator: Spivey Gilchrist, Jan

Beschreibung

Jan Spivey Gilchrist's "Be Still and Know Stories" encourage children to listen to, talk to, and experience God. "At an early age, a voice . . . spoke to him." Interior front flap synopsis In Junior's home, he knows his mother's caring voice, his father's teaching voice, his sisters' teasing voices, and he hears the voices of other children as they play along Green Street. As soft as a honey bee's flutter, a different voice touches Junior's mind and spirit. And Junior begins to respond to the still small voice that calms and strengthens his heart. Interior front cover flap continuing to back cover flap synopsis and author bio Inspired by Psalm 46, A Voice as Soft as a Honey Bee's Flutter helps readers "Be still . . . and know" God's love. This inviting story accompanied by warm, colorful imagery comes from the heart of Junior's big sister, who is award-winning author-illustrator Jan Spivey Gilchrist.

Autor

Artist for nearly 90 books, Gilchrist's career spans almost 30 years. Her awards include Coretta Scott King Book Awards; Nathaniel Talking and Night on Neighborhood Street, two of almost 30 books Gilchrist illustrated for acclaimed author and Coretta Scott King Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement award-winner Eloise Greenfield. Greenfield's highly celebrated The Great Migration: Journey to the North, a 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book boasts Jan's artistry. Gilchrist is an accomplished author; Indigo and Moonlight Gold, Madelia, Obama: The Day the World Danced are among her author and illustrator works. Gilchrist's poem graces My America , one of the collaborative works with famed illustrator Ashley Bryan. We Are Shining, written by Gwendolyn Brooks and illustrated by Gilchrist, is a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book 2018. Jan Spivey Gilchrist is blessed with an NAACP Image Award; the National Association of Black Storytellers, Inc. Zora Neale Hurston Award; and a 2016 Women That Soar Award. She was inducted into the International Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent in 2000, and the Society of Illustrators in 2001. Her artistry has appeared on national television, in features and reviews in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Washington Post, L.A. Times, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Ebony Magazine, at the Smithsonian Institute, and on America's White House grounds. Her degrees include a bachelors in Art Education, masters in painting, masters of fine arts in writing for children, and a doctoral degree in English. Jan is a wife, mother, and grandmother residing with husband, Dr. Kelvin Gilchrist.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Our Daily Bread Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: 3 bis 11 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 231mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781627079365
• ISBN-10: 162707936X
• Artikelnr.: 55197755