Amanda Gorman’s Poetry Slays Monsters

Amanda Gorman is an American treasure. Her inaugural poem, The Hill We Climb, stunned audiences around the world in 2021, and her tome of poetry, Call Us What We Carry, spoke to the pain and powerlessness that the world felt while locked down by COVID-19. What you might not know (and now we hope you do) is that she is also an accomplished children’s author. Her latest, Something, Someday teaches kids to make the world a better place by starting small while thinking big. Illustrated by the talented Christian Robinson (who also joins us), Amanda’s words reach out from the page to say that no one is too small to make a difference.

Books mentioned in this week’s episode:

Something, Someday by Amanda Gorman, Illustrated by Christian Robinson

Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

Change Sings by Amanda Gorman, Illustrated by Loren Long

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman

Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury

Deacon King Kong by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

You Matter by Christian Robinson

Harlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills by Renée Watson, Illustrated by Christian Robinson

The Last Stop on Market Street by Mark de la Peña, Illustrated by Christian Robinson


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