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Go Forth and Tell : the Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller

Author: McDaniel, Breanna J

Follett Number: 2931SC3
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2024
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-32420-2
ISBN-10: 0-593-32420-X
LCCN: 2023-055330
Dewey: 020.92
Classifications: Biography; Nonfiction

Subjects:
African American Women Librarians
African Americans Biography
Baker, Augusta, 1911-1998
Biographies
Children's Librarians
New York Public Library Biography
Picture Books
Storytellers
Women Biography
Includes bibliographical references. "A . . . picture book biography about librarian and storyteller Augusta Baker, the first Black coordinator of children's services at all branches of the New York Public library"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Kirkus Best Books of the Year Chicago Public Library Best Books of the Year New York Public Library Best Books of the Year Five Starred Reviews 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."

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