Description: From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children’s services at all branches of the New York Public Library. Before Augusta Braxton Baker became a storyteller, she was an excellent story listener. Her grandmother brought stories like Br’er Rabbit and Arthur and Excalibur to life, teaching young Augusta that when there’s a will, there’s always a way. When she grew up, Mrs. Baker began telling her own fantastical stories to children at the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library in Harlem. But she noticed that there were hardly any books at the library featuring Black people in respectful, uplifting ways. Thus began her journey of championing books, writers, librarians, and teachers centering Black stories, educating and inspiring future acclaimed authors like Audre Lorde and James Baldwin along the way. As Mrs. Baker herself put it: “Children of all ages want to hear stories. Select well, prepare well and then go forth and just tell.”
Price: 19.61 USD
Location: Severna Park, Maryland
End Time: 2024-09-19T15:41:16.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Book Title: Go Forth and Tell: the Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller
Number of Pages: 40 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Topic: Biography & Autobiography / Literary, Communication Studies, People & Places / United States / African American, Books & Libraries
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.4 in
Illustrator: Harrison, April, Yes
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines, Juvenile Nonfiction
Item Weight: 15.7 Oz
Item Length: 11.2 in
Author: Breanna J. Mcdaniel
Item Width: 8.9 in
Format: Picture Book
