{"product_id":"parker-shines-on-another-extraordinary-moment-9781534454743","title":"Parker Shines on: Another Extraordinary Moment","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling team behind \u003ci\u003eParker Looks Up\u003c\/i\u003e returns with an uplifting story about Parker making a new friend and learning about self-expression, opening your heart, and helping others.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParker Curry loves being a big sister. She gets to play dress-up with her little sister, Ava, and piano with her baby brother, Cash. And Parker loves to dance, twirling and leaping and spinning in joy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when a dancer joins her class and needs her help, Parker wonders if she has what it takes to be not only a real dancer, but a real friend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis inspirational picture book has an afterword by prima ballerina and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Misty Copeland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParker Curry, nine years old, is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and dynamic, curious young mind with a love for ballet, art, fashion, and inspiring others. Currently, Parker is a very curious, voracious learner in third grade, exploring her passions: sewing, writing, mathematics, and reading new books in hopes of expanding her understanding of the world around her. At two years old, Parker became an international inspiration when a profound photograph of her awestruck by Michelle Obama's portrait went viral. That extraordinary moment was the subject of Parker's first published book, \u003ci\u003eParker Looks Up\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and recipient of multiple literary recognitions. Precocious Parker lives with her family in Sherman Oaks, California, where she enjoys spending time at the beach, traveling abroad, knitting, sewing, crocheting, and reading to herself or audiences of children and adults alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJessica Curry is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, executive assistant, independent school registrar, public speaker and host, freelance writer, celebrity interviewer, and devoted, doting Mama to three children: Parker, Ava, and Cash. Jessica was born and raised in Washington, DC, and attended Morgan State University and Howard University. Jessica's debut children's picture book, written with her oldest daughter, Parker, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and the California Young Reader Medal. The mother-daughter duo has since penned six additional children's books in hopes of inspiring others to dream big dreams and share their stories. Jessica's work has been featured by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, NBC\u003ci\u003e Nightly News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAccess Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e, The Library of Congress National Book Festival, \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e, The New-York Historical Society, and more. Jessica and her family reside in Sherman Oaks, California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrittany (Bea) Jackson, the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning illustrator of\u003ci\u003e Parker Looks Up \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eParker Shines On, \u003c\/i\u003e attended the College for Creative Studies and was a grand prize winner of the L. Ron Hubbard's Illustrators of the Future Award. In addition to her work as a children's book artist and a character and concept artist, Bea's art has been featured on books and comic covers as well as in various magazines. In 2021, Target launched Wondershop, a Christmas-themed collection, which included Bea's art on gift bags, gift boxes, and wrapping paper. She lives in Detroit, Michigan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619403075858,"sku":"9781534454743","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9aa91af1-c1df-4485-8a9b-190b5028e29c.jpg?v=1732549262","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/parker-shines-on-another-extraordinary-moment-9781534454743","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}