{"product_id":"preaching-to-the-chickens-the-story-of-young-john-lewis-9780399168567","title":"Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis","description":"\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCritically acclaimed author Jabari Asim and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis give readers a fascinating glimpse into the boyhood of Civil Rights leader John Lewis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John wants to be a preacher when he grows up--a leader whose words stir hearts to change, minds to think, and bodies to take action. But why wait? When John is put in charge of the family farm's flock of chickens, he discovers that they make a wonderful congregation  So he preaches to his flock, and they listen, content under his watchful care, riveted by the rhythm of his voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Celebrating ingenuity and dreaming big, this inspirational story, featuring Jabari Asim's stirring prose and E. B. Lewis's stunning, light-filled impressionistic watercolor paintings, includes an author's note about John Lewis, who grew up to be a member of the Freedom Riders, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and demonstrator on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. John Lewis is now a Georgia congressman, who is still an activist today, recently holding a sit-in on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol to try to force a vote on gun violence. His \u003ci\u003eMarch: Book Three\u003c\/i\u003e recently won the National Book Award, as well as the American Library Association's Coretta Scott King Author Award, Printz Award, and Sibert Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJabari Asim\u003c\/b\u003e (www.facebook.com\/jabariasimwriter) is the author of several adult and children's books, including\u003ci\u003e Fifty Cents and a Dream\u003c\/i\u003e--an NAACP Image Award Nominee, CCBC Choice, \u003ci\u003e School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice, and\u003ci\u003e Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book. He is an associate professor at Emerson College in Boston and executive editor of\u003ci\u003e The Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, the magazine of the NAACP. He recently was honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eE. B. Lewis \u003c\/b\u003e(www.eblewis.com) is the acclaimed illustrator of more than seventy books for children, including the Caldecott Honor Book\u003ci\u003e Coming On Home Soon\u003c\/i\u003e and the Coretta Scott King Honor Book\u003ci\u003e Each Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e (both by Jacqueline Woodson). He teaches at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He lives in Folsom, New Jersey.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nancy Paulsen Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543662104850,"sku":"9780399168567","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8dba6a48-eefd-4135-a7b6-1df0b41e5762.jpg?v=1731512879","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/preaching-to-the-chickens-the-story-of-young-john-lewis-9780399168567","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}