
“Powerful... A gallery of intrepid American groundbreakers, pathfinders, and activists who have earned commemorative statues. Starting at the U.S. Capitol and ranging as far afield as an airport in Austin, Texas, and a park in Napa, California, the book covers more than a dozen figures—all either women, people of color, or both—who have been immortalized in stone or bronze... Deserving but less prominent luminaries shine more brightly here.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Innovative... Expressive illustrations captured with a dynamic color palate portray kids posing next to sculptures, imitating poses, or seemingly engaged in conversation, adding immediacy to the bronze and marble works... This inclusive and fresh approach to communities will pep up local history collections.” —Booklist, starred review
“A reportorial work that opens conversations about public representation... LaPlante, making a children’s book debut, and Knight (Africa Is Not a Country) introduce sculptures across the country that immortalize people of color and women... Paintings by Delinois (Greetings, Leroy) show scenes from the subjects’ lives as well as the statues in their settings.” —Publishers Weekly
“Who Needs a Statue? addresses not just who is worthy of commemoration but why we need statues at all. Statues help us remember, of course, and they honor worthy people; each also tells a story, which is what Eve LaPlante and Margy Burns Knight do in their brief biographies, rendered with economy and insight...Who Needs a Statue? is meant to raise questions, provoke thought, start discussions, and show that history is never a settled matter, and that what we value today may not be quite the same as what was valued in the past, or what may be valued in the future.” — New York Sun
Coauthored by Margy Burns Knight (Africa Is Not A Country, Talking Walls, and Who Belongs Here?) and with full-color illustrations by Alix Delinois (Eight Days: A Story of Haiti, Mumbet’s Declaration of Independence, and Greetings, Leroy)
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“Innovative... Expressive illustrations captured with a dynamic color palate portray kids posing next to sculptures, imitating poses, or seemingly engaged in conversation, adding immediacy to the bronze and marble works... This inclusive and fresh approach to communities will pep up local history collections.” —Booklist, starred review
“A reportorial work that opens conversations about public representation... LaPlante, making a children’s book debut, and Knight (Africa Is Not a Country) introduce sculptures across the country that immortalize people of color and women... Paintings by Delinois (Greetings, Leroy) show scenes from the subjects’ lives as well as the statues in their settings.” —Publishers Weekly
“Who Needs a Statue? addresses not just who is worthy of commemoration but why we need statues at all. Statues help us remember, of course, and they honor worthy people; each also tells a story, which is what Eve LaPlante and Margy Burns Knight do in their brief biographies, rendered with economy and insight...Who Needs a Statue? is meant to raise questions, provoke thought, start discussions, and show that history is never a settled matter, and that what we value today may not be quite the same as what was valued in the past, or what may be valued in the future.” — New York Sun
Coauthored by Margy Burns Knight (Africa Is Not A Country, Talking Walls, and Who Belongs Here?) and with full-color illustrations by Alix Delinois (Eight Days: A Story of Haiti, Mumbet’s Declaration of Independence, and Greetings, Leroy)
Order at: Brookline Booksmith Porter Square Books Indie Bound Amazon