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  • Keyana Loves Her Family (Keyana)

Keyana Loves Her Family
(Keyana)

Illustrator
Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
Publication Date
December 13, 2022
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Keyana Loves Her Family (Keyana)

Description

Natasha Anastasia Tarpley returns with a breakout new picture book series all about Keyana, the protagonist of her bestselling title I Love My Hair!, and the people and places she adores.

Keyana's always full of big ideas. Her latest and greatest plan is to host a perfect family movie night. From aunts to uncles to her five favorite cousins, everyone is invited! She knows the best way to impress her guests is with a fabulous soiree, and there's a lot on her to-do list. But when the night doesn't go as planned, she'll have to rely on a little help from the people she loves most.

With warm illustrations by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, this character-centric new picture book series from Natasha Anastasia Tarpley will give Keyana a fresh, commercial update that's perfect for today's young readers.

Publication date
December 13, 2022
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780316461696
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Series
Keyana
BISAC categories
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
JUV074000 - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
Family life
African American girls
Motion pictures
African American families

Kirkus

A loving depiction of a warm, affectionate Black family.

ALA/Booklist

Tarpley's pleasant, relatable text and Barlow's vivid soft-pastel illustrations combine here to create a heartwarming story...This book is a beauty to behold.
Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Natasha Tarpley is the author of the bestselling picture book I Love My Hair!, as well as other acclaimed titles for children and adults. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and numerous other awards and she is the cofounder of Voonderbar! Media, a project seeking to expand the depictions of children of color in media. She lives with her family in Chicago, Illinois. Regis and Kahran Bethencourt are the husband and wife duo and the imaginative forces behind CreativeSoul Photography. With more than ten years of working with hundreds of children, families, and brands, they specialize in child and lifestyle photography while incorporating authentic visual storytelling. They live in Atlanta, Georgia.
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