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SUMMARY:Vashti Harrison 
LOCATION:Main Library\nMain Library
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DESCRIPTION:Vashti Harrison\, author of books including Caldecott Medal wi
 nner BIG\, joins us for a family-friendly Author Talk..\nhttps://columbus.
 libnet.info/event/12878903
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h3>Authors at the Library with Vashti Harris
 on&nbsp\;</h3>\n<p>Saturday\, April 5<br />11 a.m.</p>\n<p>Main Library | 
 96 S. Grant Ave.<br />(Reading Room &ndash\; Second Floor)</p>\n<p><span s
 tyle="text-decoration: underline\;"><strong>No registration necessary</str
 ong></span><strong>.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Vashti Harrison</strong> is 
 the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling creator of <em>Big</em>\, which wa
 s awarded the 2024 Caldecott Medal\, a Coretta Scott King Book Award Autho
 r Honor\, and a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor\, in addit
 ion to being a National Book Award finalist. Vashti is also the #1 New Yor
 k Times bestselling creator of <em>Little Leaders</em>\, <em>Little Dreame
 rs</em>\, and <em>Little Legends</em>\, and the illustrator of Lupita Nyon
 g&rsquo\;o&rsquo\;s <em>Sulwe</em> (for which she received a Coretta Scott
  King Book Award Illustrator Honor)\, Matthew A. Cherry&rsquo\;s <em>Hair 
 Love</em>\, Andrea Beaty's <em>I Love You Like Yellow</em>\, and Stephanie
  V.W. Lucianovic&rsquo\;s <em>Hello\, Star</em>\, among others. A two-time
  recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Chil
 dren\, Vashti lives in Brooklyn\, New York.</p>\n<p>Winner of the Caldecot
 t Medal\, <em><strong>BIG</strong> </em>is the first picture book written 
 and illustrated by award-winning creator Vashti Harrison traces a child&rs
 quo\;s journey to self-love and shows the power of words to both hurt and 
 heal. With spare text and exquisite illustrations\, this emotional explora
 tion of being big in a world that prizes small is a tender portrayal of ho
 w you can stand out and feel invisible at the same time.<br /><br /><span 
 style="text-decoration: underline\;"><strong>FREE COPIES</strong></span> o
 f Vashti's picture book\,&nbsp\;<strong><em>BIG</em></strong>\,&nbsp\;to t
 he children in attendance\, courtesy of Battelle. While supplies last.&nbs
 p\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;<img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/ev
 ents/columbus/BIG.jpeg" width="359" height="420" alt="" /></p>\n<p><img sr
 c="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/tile/columbus/BATTELLE_BLUE.
 jpg" width="500" height="86" alt="" /></p>\n<p><em>Columbus Metropolitan L
 ibrary offers events and programs for customers of all ages. Battelle&rsqu
 o\;s generous gift to the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation helps m
 ake it possible for the library to host additional author talks and progra
 ms for kids and teens that encourage a lifelong love of reading. Our goal 
 is to host diverse\, nationally recognized authors at Main Library.&nbsp\;
 These programs are free and open to all.&nbsp\;</em></p>\nhttps://columbus
 .libnet.info/event/12878903
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