Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston

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Alicia D. Williams Jacqueline Alcántara

Jump at the Sun

The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston

Alicia D. Williams, Jacqueline Alcántara

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Simon & Schuster
01 March 2021

Picture storybooks; True stories (Children's&YA)

From the Newbery Honor–winning author of Genesis Begins Again comes a shimmering picture book that shines the light on Zora Neale Hurston, the extraordinary writer and storycatcher extraordinaire who changed the face of American literature.

Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted something, “to jump at de sun”, because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you’d get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the porch of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadn’t been bothered to listen to until Zora. The tales no one had written down until Zora. Tales on a whole culture of literature overlooked…until Zora. Until Zora jumped.

By: Alicia D. Williams
Illustrated by: Jacqueline Alcántara
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 254mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 569g
ISBN: 9781534419131
ISBN 10: 1534419136
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 01 March 2021
Recommended Age: From 5 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alicia D. Williams is the author of Genesis Begins Again, which received Newbery and Kirkus Prize honors, was a William C. Morris Award finalist, and for which she won the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent; and picture books Jump at the Sun and The Talk which was also a Coretta Scott King Honor book. An oral storyteller in the African American tradition, she lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jacqueline Alcántara is the illustrator of the critically acclaimed The Field and Freedom Soup. Her favorite days are spent drawing, painting, writing, and walking her dog. In 2016, she was awarded the inaugural We Need Diverse Books Illustrator mentorship. Find out more at JacquelineAlcantara.com.

Reviews for Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston

* This introduction to an American icon feels just right. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review * Williams' narration is a readaloud dream....it will be a joyful guide for folklore enthusiasts -- BCCB, starred review * A lively, joyfully rendered portrait of a literary legend. -- Publisher Weekly, starred review