{"product_id":"we-wait-for-the-sun-9781250229021","title":"We Wait for the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful and uplifting non-fiction picture book from Katie McCabe and trailblazing civil rights lawyer and activist Dovey Johnson Roundtree, \u003ci\u003eWe Wait for the Sun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the hour before dawn, Dovey Mae and Grandma Rachel step into the cool, damp night on a secret mission: to find the sweetest, ripest blackberries that grow deep in the woods. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the nighttime holds a thousand sounds--and a thousand shadows--and Dovey Mae is frightened of the dark. But with the fierce and fearless Grandma Rachel at her side, the woods turn magical, and berry picking becomes an enchanting adventure that ends with the beauty and power of the sunrise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cherished memory from Dovey Johnson Roundtree's childhood, this magical experience speaks to the joy that pulsed through her life, even under the shadow of Jim Crow. With Grandma Rachel's lessons as her guiding light, Dovey Mae would go on to become a trailblazer of the civil rights movement--fighting for justice and equality in the military, the courtroom, and the church. With warm, vibrant illustrations from Raissa Figueroa, \u003ci\u003e We Wait for the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e is a resonant, beautiful story told through one exquisite page turn after another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvanston Public Library\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e101 Great Books for Kids List of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDovey Johnson Roundtree \u003c\/b\u003ewas an attorney and minister who was one of the first women to be commissioned an Army officer and who helped win a landmark case banning segregation in interstate bus travel. She died in 2018 at the age of 104. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eKatie McCabe\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWashingtonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Her National Magazine Award-winning article on black medical legend Vivien Thomas was the basis for the HBO film \u003ci\u003eSomething the Lord Made\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of three Emmys and a 2005 Peabody award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaissa Figueroa\u003c\/b\u003e is a children's book illustrator and overall art lover based out of San Diego, California. She loves taking early morning walks through her neighborhood to greet the sun before it rises with her dog, Ghost, to gather inspiration from the beauty of nature that surrounds us. She is also the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eSophie and the Little Star\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Amber Hendricks.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Roaring Brook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726812025106,"sku":"9781250229021","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0eacef1b-1286-41a6-a4f6-4e78ec3ac47c.jpg?v=1734884499","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/we-wait-for-the-sun-9781250229021","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}