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LUBAYA'S QUIET ROAR

Marilyn Nelson Philemona Williamson

A quiet girl makes a powerful impression through her artwork in this lyrical story of introversion and peaceful protest--a stirring picture book from Newbery Honor winner Marilyn Nelson and fine artist Philemona Williamson.
Lubaya is a quiet girl who doesn't raise her hand in class and who prefers daydreaming to soccer games. She spends most of her time drawing, often behind the sofa while her family watches TV. That's where she is, creating happy pictures on the backs of her parents' old protest posters, when upsetting news shouts into the living room. The next day her family takes part in a march, and there, on one side of the posters being held high, are Lubaya's drawings of kids holding hands and of the sun shining over the globe--rousing visual statements of how the world could be. "Lubaya's roar may not be loud, but a quiet roar can make history."

Marilyn Nelson is a three-time National Book Award finalist, has won a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and several Coretta Scott King Honors, and has received several prestigious poetry awards, including the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the Poets' Prize, and the Robert Frost Medal "for distinguished lifetime service to American poetry."

Philemona Williamson is a fine artist whose paintings have been exhibited in many museums and galleries, including the Montclair Art Museum, University of North Carolina, and Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts. She has received a number of awards, including a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. She lectures at universities and teaches for Doing Art Together, a nonprofit arts education program.
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Published 2020-10-06 by Dial Books for Young Readers

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Nelson and Williamson share the world of a character who shows readers that everyone has more to them than meets the eye. Children who identify with Lubaya's quiet strength will delight in seeing their experiences reflected here, and children's who are more extroverted will get to know another side of their introverted peers. Williamson's vibrant, colorful oil-paint and crayon illustrations use all the space on the pages to show how Lubaya is never fully alone, though she often stands apart. A lovely story by a thoughtful poet and artist.

Lubaya is an artistic and creative soul, as shown in Williamson's vivid, expressive paintings that utilize primary and elementary colors in stunning, single-color backgrounds.Nelson's story, paired with Williamson's illustrations, reminds the quieter personalities that they possess just as much strength and talent as their more vocal counterparts.

In a very timely book, Nelson has crafted a story about Lubaya, a young artist who uses her imagination and creates art... The description of Lubaya at the beginning of the book could represent any introverted or artistic child who marches to the beat of a different drummer. Reminiscent of Vera Williams's work, Williamson's oils are luminous... A great addition to any school's collection, this book bridges a gap of understanding for -others who may also have a quiet but powerful roar.

Activism comes in many forms... This quietly powerful family story encourages children to use both voices and hands to advocate for change.