![]() ![]() We want the heart of our story to lift up the research of Emory University’s Professor Marshall P. Our writing team spent many months thinking about what kind of story we might create together, and we wrote many, many drafts. It is our great hope that when children across Atlanta are asked about Amari, we will hear a resounding “We know that girl!” as children recognize Amari and share how they heard of her adventures and the impact these adventures have on their own experiences. can take any credit for the beautiful illustrations in our newest Amari books, I and the Rollins Center staff are grateful to be part of crafting the story for all of Amari’s adventures, including her most recent, Amari’s Blue Ribbon. While only the illustrator John Floyd Jr. “You can draw?” she asked me in amazement. My husband let her know that my colleagues and I wrote the book together. “I know that girl!” she said enthusiastically as she pointed to the picture of Amari on the front cover. ![]() Last weekend, 10-year-old Dorcas visited my home with her three younger siblings and noticed a copy of Amari’s Shining Moment in our living room. ![]()
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