Vashti Harrison is the New York Times bestselling creator of Big, which was awarded the 2024 Caldecott Medal, a Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor, in addition to being a National Book Award finalist. Vashti is also the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Little Leaders, Little Dreamers, and Little Legends, and the illustrator of Lupita Nyong'o's Sulwe (for which she received a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor), Matthew A. Cherry's Hair Love, Andrea Beaty's I Love You Like Yellow, and Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic's Hello, Star, among others. A two-time recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, Vashti lives in Brooklyn, New York, and invites you to visit her online @vashtiharrison or at vashtiharrison.com.
Praise for Little Leaders:
"A book of amazing, phenomenal women."
--The Daily Show with Trevor Noah "Little Leaders will undoubtedly
inspire a new generation of high achievers."
--Shelf Awareness, starred review "Beautifully designed and
chock-full of information, this is a fantastic survey of black
women who made and continue to make history."
--School Library Journal, starred review "This book just begs to be
picked up.... Purely magical. Perfect for exploring together at
bedtime or for children to browse independently, a gorgeous
invitation for children of all backgrounds, and especially for
black girls, to learn about black women who were pioneers."
--Kirkus, starred review
"Vashti Harrison's adorable, idiosyncratic drawings...are
poster-worthy."
--O, the Oprah Magazine
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