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The day you begin story6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() No matter how long you’ve been drawing you just have to keep working at it, keep trying and if it doesn’t feel quite right, trust that inner voice. ![]() ![]() It’s an ancient art form that goes back to drawing pictures on the walls of caves and I can assure you there is magic in the process of drawing. That is where my own journey with our book began.įor me, sketching is thinking with my pencil. I was determined to do my part in this collaboration to bring visual voice to the encouraging message. She had crafted a story that children could both relate to and translate into their own voice and for me, this made all the difference. In a flash, I was sure that kids who felt alone would find comfort in her reassuring words. I couldn’t help but see myself, my own child and many children in that story. ![]() When I read Jacqueline’s manuscript, words triggered memories. This story is inspired by a poem in her powerful memoir Brown Girl Dreaming about her own great grandfather William Woodson, the only black child in an all-white school. The spark for this book all began with an amazing writer, Jacqueline Woodson who by the way, can only write in her notebook sideways. This coming week, I’m trying to stay busy as it is also the release for our new book The Day You Begin. The end of a long summer and that approaching first day catches you by surprise. This morning over pancakes I tried to calm my son’s butterflies and gather school supplies as a new school year begins. ![]()
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