Lillian's Right to Vote

A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Jonah Winter, Shane W. Evans, Shane W Evans

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Random House Books for Young Readers
14 July 2015

Picture storybooks

En route to vote, an elderly African-American woman remembers her family's voting history in this picture book published in time for the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.

An elderly African American woman, en route to vote, remembers her family's tumultuous voting history in this picture book publishing in time for the fiftieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

As Lillian, a one-hundred-year-old African American woman, makes a ""long haul up a steep hill"" to her polling place, she sees more than trees and sky-she sees her family's history. She sees the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment and her great-grandfather voting for the first time. She sees her parents trying to register to vote. And she sees herself marching in a protest from Selma to Montgomery. Veteran bestselling picture-book author Jonah Winter and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner Shane W. Evans vividly recall America's battle for civil rights in this lyrical, poignant account of one woman's fierce determination to make it up the hill and make her voice heard.

""Moving.... Stirs up a potent mixture of grief, anger, and pride at the history of black people's fight for access to the ballot box."" -The New York Times

""A much-needed picture book that will enlighten a new generation about battles won and a timely call to uphold these victories in the present."" -Kirkus Reviews, Starred

""A valuable introduction to and overview of the civil rights movement."" -Publishers Weekly, Starred

""An important book that will give you goose bumps."" -Booklist, Starred

By: Jonah Winter
Illustrated by: Shane W. Evans, Shane W Evans
Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 287mm, Width: 227mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 437g
ISBN: 9780385390286
ISBN 10: 0385390289
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 14 July 2015
Recommended Age: From 5 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonah Winter has written many highly acclaimed books for children, including You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!, which was named an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book and a Booklist Top of the List, and You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!, which received four starred reviews and was named a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book. His other books include Here Comes the Garbage Barge!, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; Barack, a New York Times bestseller; and Dizzy, recipient of Best Book of the Year citations from Booklist, School Library Journal, The Horn Book Magazine, The Bulletin, and Kirkus Reviews. Jonah divides his time between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a small town in Pennsylvania. Shane W. Evans is the author and illustrator of numerous books for children, including We March and Underground- Finding the Light to Freedom, which received the Coretta Scott King Illustration Award. He has illustrated more than thirty picture books, including Osceola- Memories of a Sharecropper's Daughter by Alan Govenar, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction. Shane lives in Kansas City, Missouri, where he runs Dream Studio, a community art space.

Reviews for Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

A much-needed picture book that will enlighten a new generation about battles won and a timely call to uphold these victories in the present. Kirkus Reviews, starred review The illustrations are what truly distinguish this offering A powerful historical picture book. School Library Journal, starred review Simple yet powerful, Lillian s narrative transforms a complex topic into an affecting story suitable for a younger audience, making it a perfect introduction to voting and civil rights. An important book that will give you goose bumps. Booklist, starred review Winter's prose has a lofty, oratorical quality...skillfully blending Lillian's individual path to the voting booth with the historical context that made it possible...A valuable introduction to and overview of the civil rights movement. Publishers Weekly, starred review