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Picture Book Hour: Tricia Elam Walker & Ekua Holmes

Join us for Picture Book Hour at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate Dream Street with Tricia Elam Walker and Ekua Holmes. Enjoy a lively discussion on 11.16.21 at 4 PM ET, featuring colorful illustrations of children and urban scenes—perfect for young dreamers!.
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Join us for a reading of Dream Street with picture book author Tricia Elam Walker and illustrator Ekua Holmes, followed by a Q&A!

Ekua Holmes is the acclaimed bestselling illustrator of several award-winning picture books, including Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer (Caldecott Honor, NAACP Image Award, Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award, Sibert Honor), Out of Wonder (Coretta Scott King Award, New York Times bestseller) and The Stuff of Stars (Coretta Scott King Award). A painter and collage artist, she graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Visit her at ekuaholmes.com.

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