The celebrated author of Ezra Jack Keats Award winnerNell Plants a Treeand a Caldecott Honor artist come together for a poetic picture book introduction to Juneteenth and its origin.

Oh, how you would dance! How you would sing! How you would celebrate!

With lyrical text from Anne Wynter and radiant artwork from Jerome Pumphrey, this poetic picture book explains the history behind Juneteenth celebrations.So Many Yearssimultaneously acknowledges the history of slavery in the US as well as the astonishing Black resilience that has led to an enduring legacy of Black joy.

Anne Wynteris the Ezra Jack Keats Awardwinning author of the picture booksNell Plants a Tree,Everybody in the Red Brick Building, andPatrick and the Not So Perfect Partyas well as the board booksHands On!,One Big Day,Just Like You,andNo More Sleeping In. Originally from Houston, Texas, she currently lives in Austin, Texas, with her family.

Jerome Pumphreyis an award-winning author and illustrator. He makes books for kids, often with his brother, Jarrett. Their books include the Caldecott HonorwinningThere Was a Party for Langston,written by Jason Reynolds;The Last Stand,written by Antwan Eady;Its a Sign!, an Elephant & Piggie Like Reading book;Somewhere in the Bayou, a Texas 2×2 List Selection; and their author-illustrator debut,The Old Truck, which received seven starred reviews, was named a Best Book of the Year byPublishers Weekly, and received the Ezra Jack Keats New Author Honor. Originally from Houston, he works primarily from his home office in Georgetown, Texas, where he lives with his wife and their three kids.

• Publisher:Clarion Books
• Language:English
• Board book:32 pages
• ISBN-13:9780063081147
• Reading age: 4-8
• Item Weight:16 ounces
• Dimensions:10 x 0.5 x 10 inches