Lewis is the award-winning illustrator of such books as Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys by Elizabeth Fitzgerald, which was a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, and This Little Light of Mine. In recognition of her outstanding talent, Angela was named a 2003 MacArthur Fellow. Additional picture books include A Sweet Smell of Roses, Just Like Josh Gibson, The Day Ray Got Away, and All Different Now. Her books for younger readers include the Coretta Scott King Honor Book When I Am Old with You, illustrated by David Soman Wind Flyers and I Dream of Trains, both illustrated by Loren Long and Lottie Paris Lives Here and its sequel Lottie Paris and the Best Place, both illustrated by Scott M. She is also the author of the novels Looking for Red and A Certain October. The First Part Last was also the recipient of the Michael L. About the Author & IllustratorĪngela Johnson has won three Coretta Scott King Awards, one each for her novels The First Part Last, Heaven, and Toning the Sweep. Lewis’s striking paintings, All Different Now is a joyous portrait of the dawn breaking on the darkest time in our nation’s history. Told in Angela Johnson’s signature melodic style and brought to life by E.B. This stunning picture book includes notes from the author and illustrator, a timeline of important dates, and a glossary of relevant terms. Since then, the observance of June 19 as African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Through the eyes of one little girl, All Different Now tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last of the slaves in the South. All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of FreedomĮxperience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Angela Johnson and E.B.

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