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SUMMARY:Author/Illustrator Vashti Harrison on "Big" with Karine Jean-Pierr
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DESCRIPTION:Bestselling author and beloved illustrator Vashti Harrison dis
 cusses her new picture book\, "Big\," with White House Press Secretary Kar
 ine Jean-Pierre. She is renowned as the illustrator of "Hair Love\," and n
 umerous other award-winning books. Books will be autographed in advance\, 
 no personalizations..\nhttps://pgcmls.libnet.info/event/8351904
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>About "Big"<br /></strong>From a N
 ew York Times bestselling and award-winning creator\, this deeply moving s
 tory shares valuable lessons about fitting in\, standing out\, and the bea
 uty of joyful acceptance. The first picture book written and illustrated b
 y award-winning and creator Vashti Harrison traces a child's journey to se
 lf-love and shows the power of words to both hurt and heal. With spare tex
 t and exquisite illustrations\, this emotional exploration of being big in
  a world that prizes small is a tender portrayal of how you can stand out 
 and feel invisible at the same time. (Source: Mahogany Books)</p>\n<p><str
 ong>About Vashti Harrison</strong><br />Vashti Harrison&nbsp\;is the #1 Ne
 w York Times bestselling creator of "Little Leaders\," "Little Dreamers\,"
  and "Little Legends" and the illustrator of Lupita Nyong'o's "Sulwe\," Ma
 tthew Cherry's Hair Love\, Andrea Beaty's I Love You Like Yellow\, and Ste
 phanie V.W. Lucianovic's Hello\, Star\, among others. She earned her BA in
  studio art and media studies from the University of Virginia and her MFA 
 in film/video from CalArts\, where she rekindled a love for drawing and pa
 inting. Vashti lives in Brooklyn\, New York\, and invites you to visit her
  at vashtiharrison.com or on Instagram and Twitter @vashtiharrison. (Sourc
 e: Mahogany Books)</p>\n<p><strong>About Karine Jean-Pierre<br /></strong>
 Karine Jean-Pierre is currently the Press Secretary and Assistant to the P
 resident. Karine is a long-time advisor to President Biden\, having served
  in senior communication and political roles in the Biden Administration\,
  the Biden campaign\, and in the Obama Administration. Prior to her role o
 n the campaign\, she served as Chief Public Affairs Officer for MoveOn.org
  and an NBC and MSNBC Political Analyst. Jean-Pierre served as Regional Po
 litical Director for the White House Office of Political Affairs during th
 e Obama-Biden administration and as Deputy Battleground States Director fo
 r President Obama&rsquo\;s 2012 re-election campaign. Previously\, she wor
 ked at the Center for Community and Corporate Ethics\, pushing major compa
 nies to change their business practices\, and is a published author. Born 
 in Martinique and raised in New York\, Jean-Pierre is a graduate of Columb
 ia University.</p>\nhttps://pgcmls.libnet.info/event/8351904
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