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ANDREA PIPPINS is an illustrator, designer, and author who has a passion for creating images that reflect what she wants to see in art, media, and pop culture. Her vision is to empower people of colour with tools and inspiration to create and tell their own stories. Andrea is based in Stockholm, Sweden.JAMIA WILSON is the executive director and publisher of the Feminist Press. She is a leading voice on feminist and gender justice issues whose words have appeared across many print mediums. Jamia is an adjunct professor at the John Jay School for Criminal Justice and travels across the U.S. - and beyond - to to talk about race, feminism, leadership and so much more.
'Pippins' vibrant illustrations are matched perfectly with Wilson's clear, readable mini biographies and the book covers everything from sports stars to writers and political activists. You'll have trouble resisting the urge to cut pages out to hang on your walls.' * Scoop * 'This is an essential book for inspiring even the tiniest children to face the world with boldness and self-belief.' * The Observer * 'Readers from five to eight should be inspired by Jamia Wilson's Young, Gifted and Black, with celebratory illustrations by Andrea Pippins.' * Guardian * If you haven't already please pre-order Young, Gifted and Black with words by the incomparable @jamiaw and illustrations from the darling @andreagpippins. -- Black Girls Book Club * Black Girls Book Club * This inspiring, illuminating, stylishly accessible anthology invites young readers to discover and celebrate phenomenal forebears and contemporary catalysts, while encouraging them to blaze their own inimitable trails...with such a dazzling diversity of talents portrayed here (from writers, musicians, dancers and visual artists, to sports people, scientists and politicians), this book has much to inspire a real range of young readers. -- Lovereading4Kids * Lovereading4Kids * 'Covering a wide spectrum of gifts, talents and trailblazing feats, the book is brought to stunning life by Andrea Pippins' beautiful and distinctive illustrations...This is a beautifully-packaged, very accessible read and should serve as inspiration for a generation of young readers' * Reading Zone * In a world dominated by white privilege this book is a brilliant new addition to an arsenal of education about the stars of our multi-cultural world who are so often ignored or airbrushed out of history. -- Teen Librarian * Teen Librarian * 'A truly international and much-needed volume.' * Bookseller * 'If you have faced adversity or have sympathy for those who have, then this book is for you.' * AOI * 'This book is a perfect introduction to historic and present-day icons...' * Scotland4kids * 'The book addresses a serious problem: the stories we encounter in films, on television and even at school often give a limited view of the achievements of black people...it's truly inspiring and energising read.' * The Week Junior * With acid-bright illustrations, this book is a glorious celebration of 52 black heroes - past and present. It's such an inviting book - everything about it is big and bold, the pages teem with detail and information. [...] You have to see it to be it is the driving force of this book - this is what young people of all races need to see. -- Martha Alexander * The Independent *
