{"product_id":"shirley-chisholm-is-a-verb-9780803730892","title":"Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb","description":"\u003cb\u003eA timely picture book biography about Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, who sought the Democratic nomination to be the president of the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShirley Chisholm famously said, \"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.\" This dynamic biography illuminates how Chisholm was a doer, an active and vocal participant in our nation's democracy, and a force to be reckoned with. Now young readers will learn about her early years, her time in Congress, her presidential bid and how her actions left a lasting legacy that continues to inspire, uplift, and instruct.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVeronica Chambers is the award-winning author of many books for children and adults, including \u003ci\u003eMama's Girl \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCelia Cruz, Queen of Salsa\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Panama, she grew up in Brooklyn, where she remembers walking to school and seeing Shirley Chisholm for Congress posters all around her neighborhood. She has been a senior editor at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, and is currently the editor of Past Tense, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003earchival storytelling initiative devoted to publishing articles based on photographs recently rediscovered from its archives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRachelle Baker is a multi-disciplinary artist from Detroit, Michigan, with a background in relief printing, illustration, comic art, video art, and music. Her work can be seen in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and will appear in the book \u003ci\u003eMaking our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e by Blair Imani, to be published by Ten Speed Press in January. This is her first fully illustrated picture book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50650259128594,"sku":"9780803730892","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9c8ce28f-a59d-449e-976b-48c8e52729f6.jpg?v=1733284472","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shirley-chisholm-is-a-verb-9780803730892","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}