{"product_id":"hey-wall-a-story-of-art-and-community-hardcover","title":"Hey, Wall: A Story of Art and Community - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Verde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Parra\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Verde's unique style and simple yet increasingly important messages of peace, mindfulness, and community make her stories a must-share...A must-purchase.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Walls do not just create barriers and divide spaces. They can be canvases for artmaking; opportunities to shape a community.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This story of urban renewal sends a welcome double message by Verde: neighbors and neighborhoods are more than the way they look, and ordinary people can band together to transform big things.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA boy takes on a community art project in order to make his neighborhood more beautiful in this empowering and inspiring picture book by Susan Verde, stunningly illustrated by award-winning artist John Parra.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne creative boy.\u003cbr\u003e One bare, abandoned wall.\u003cbr\u003e One BIG idea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is a wall in  ngel's neighborhood. Around it, the community bustles with life: music, dancing, laughing. Not the wall. It is bleak. One boy decides to change that. But he can't do it alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in elegant verse by Susan Verde and vibrantly illustrated by John Parra, this inspiring picture book celebrates the power of art to tell a story and bring a community together.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan Verde's first picture book, \u003ci\u003eThe Museum\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds, was a Bank Street Best Book of the Year. \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e praised, \"The rhymed text captures the excitement of a being sparked by art.\" Her other books include \u003ci\u003eYou and Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Am\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eYoga\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Water Princess\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI Am Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, all illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds; as well as \u003ci\u003eRock 'n' Roll Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell; \u003ci\u003eMy Kicks, \u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Katie Kath; and \u003ci\u003eHey, Wall, \u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by John Parra\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eSusan is a former elementary school teacher with a Master's degree in reading remediation. In addition to writing books, Susan teaches yoga and mindfulness to kids (and adults) of all ages. She lives in East Hampton, New York, with her three children. Learn more at SusanVerde.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Parra's illustrations for \u003ci\u003eFrida Kahlo and Her Animalitos\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Monica Brown, earned the book a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book designation. He also illustrated \u003ci\u003eGreen Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors\u003c\/i\u003e by Roseanne Thong, which received a Pura Belpré Honor and the Américas Book Award: Commended; \u003ci\u003eMarvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans\u003c\/i\u003e by Phil Bildner, which won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration and was a Bank Street Best Book of the year; and \u003ci\u003eHey, Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, by Susan Verde, which \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e called \"a must-purchase\" in a starred review. 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