Impossible Moon
by Breanna J McDaniel (Author) Tonya Engel (Illustrator)
A young girl undertakes an impossible trip to the moon, makes friends with the stars, and brings back something priceless in this gentle and lyrically told picture book about family, history, and memory.
Grana used to tell the best stories, and Mabel used to long to soar through the heavens. Nowadays, Grana mostly lies in bed and Mabel stays close to home. But one day, Grana asks, "If we can touch the moon, then what is impossible?" So Mabel decides to do just that, embarking on a journey through the stars where The Seven Sistahs, The Big Dipper, and other constellations help her on her quest and teach her about African mythology and African American history. With the support of her new companions, Mabel reaches for her biggest dream yet: to make her sick grandma well again.
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Breanna J. McDaniel is the author of picture books, Hands Up! and Impossible Moon. A proud alumna of Emory University and Simmons University, she holds a Ph.D. from Cambridge University, where she focused her research on surveillance and respectability politics in representations of Black children as food in contemporary picture books. She lives in Atlanta.
Olivia de Castro is an illustrator and graphic designer. She grew up in a Dominican-Colombian family in New Jersey and graduated from Pratt Institute with a degree in Communications Design. She has designed for companies like Plate Magazine, The Bad Collective, Abrams Books, Scholastic and Okayplayer. Olivia's illustration style combines bold traditional line work and bright color palettes. People-watching on the subway in Brooklyn fueled her love for culturally diverse and expressive characters in storytelling. When she's not illustrating, you can find her binging true crime documentaries and cooking spicy food in her kitchen.JUV011020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
African Americans
Grandmothers
Folklore
Africa
Voyages, Imaginary
Constellations
