Ode to Grapefruit

How James Earl Jones Found His Voice

Kari Lavelle, Bryan Collier

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Random House Inc
30 July 2024

Children's & young adult: general non-fiction

Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just James--a stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child...and ultimately found his voice through poetry.

Before there was Mufasa...

Before there was Darth Vader... There was a young boy names James Earl Jones, who spoke with a stutter and dreaded having to talk in class.

Whenever James tried to voice his thoughts, his words got stuck in his throat. But James figured out a solution for his shame- if he didn't speak, he wouldn't stutter.

And so he was silent...until he wrote his own poem, Ode to Grapefruit, and found a love for poetry.

Lyrical text, stunning art, and compelling backmatter about stuttering pair together for a remarkable picture book about how a boy who refused to speak for eight years learned to manage his stutter through poetry--and grew up to become an EGOT-winning performer with a voice few could forget.

By: Kari Lavelle, Bryan Collier
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 241mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780593372760
ISBN 10: 059337276X
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 30 July 2024
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kari Lavelle is the author of We Move the World, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali, as well as the Butt or Face? series. She has always had a love of words- as a kid reading books, as a speech pathologist helping children communicate, and now as a writer creating stories. She lives in Austin, Texas with her human family and their dog, Dobby. Bryan Collier has illustrated more than thirty-five picture books, including the award-winning Trombone Shorty, Dave the Potter, and Knock Knock- My Father's Dream for Me, as well as City Shapes and Fifty Cents and a Dream, and has received four Caldecott Honors and six Coretta Scott King Awards. He recently illustrated Thurgood, which received four starred reviews and was a Washington Post and Bank Street Best Book of the Year. Bryan lives with his wife and children in Marlboro, New York.

Reviews for Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice

"""A testament to poetry’s expressive powers."" —Kirkus Reviews ""Thought-provoking."" —Booklist ""Lavelle....sensitively captures the anxiety that may accompany the [speech] disorder and insightfully conveys the power of poetry."" —The Horn Book ""Lavelle's text combined with Collier's illustrations capture the victory of James Earl Jones finding his voice."" —Shelf Awareness"