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STACEY'S EXTRAORDINARY WORDS

Stacey Abrams Kitt Thomas

An empowering debut picture book from iconic voting rights advocate and #1 New York Times bestselling author, Stacey Abrams, about a little girl who discovers the power of words after competing in a spelling bee - inspired by Stacey's own childhood.
Stacey is a little girl who loves words more than anything. She loves reading them, sounding them out, and finding comfort in them when things are hard.

But when her teacher chooses her to compete in the local spelling bee, she isn't as excited as she thought she'd be. What if she messes up? Or worse, if she can't bring herself to speak up, like sometimes happens when facing bullies at school?

Stacey will learn that win or lose... her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all.


Stacey Abrams is the three-time New York Times bestselling author of While Justice Sleeps, Our Time is Now, and Lead from the Outside, an entrepreneur; and a political leader. A tax attorney by training, she served eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as Minority Leader, and became the 2018 Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia, where she won, at the time, more votes than any other Democrat in the state's history. She has launched multiple organizations devoted to voting rights, training and hiring young people of color, and tackling social issues at the state, national, and international levels. She is the founder of Fair Fight, Fair Count, and the Southern Economic Advancement Project. Abrams is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and sits on the boards of Climate Power 2020, the Women's National Basketball Players Association, the Center for American Progress, and the Marguerite Casey Foundation. She has received degrees from Spelman College, the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, and Yale Law School.

Kitt Thomas is a first-generation Lucian American author-illustrator and graduate of the Ringling College of Art and Design with a BFA in visual studies. Kitt's mission is to celebrate black culture with their drawings and to encourage inclusion in all forms of art, as they found it hard to see themself properly represented in the media they enjoyed growing up. They have worked with such companies as Netflix, Hasbro, and Cartoon Network. Stacey's Extraordinary Words is their debut picture book.
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Published 2021-12-28 by Balzer + Bray

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The digital illustrations highlight the nervous drama of a spelling bee, while the hand lettering throughout makes Stacey's favorite words look vibrant and exciting.

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Stacey Abrams wants to inspire people not only through legislation but through literature. The voting rights activist has released her first children's book, Stacey's Extraordinary Words. In the book, which is geared towards children ages 4-8, a young Stacey has been entered into a spelling bee thanks to her teacher. While she is excited to compete, she is nervous and not too thrilled to be going against her opponent Jake, who is known to antagonize classmates. While preparing for the big day, she goes from determined to doubtful but ultimately takes the stage and faces her fears. Stacey's Extraordinary Words doesn't have a typical ending but teaches children there's always a win when a lesson is learned. Read more...

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Voting icon and queen Stacey Abrams makes her picture book debut with this empowering story of her childhood fascination with words, and it all started after competing in a spelling bee. When her teacher chooses her to represent the class in a spelling bee, young Stacey worries about messing up in front of all those people. But when it's her turn to take the stage, she powers through her nerves and learns confidence. This is also Kitt Thomas's picture book debut and her vibrant, dewy illustrations are perfect for the story, and I fully expect to be seeing many more picture books illustrations from her. Read more...

With warmth and candor, politician and voting rights activist Abrams tells a fictionalized story of her first spelling bee, emphasizing the value of education, of focusing on effort over result, and of standing up to bullying. A dramatic spelling bee sequence distributes triumph and defeat in unexpected ways, and Thomas's spreads give the proceedings cinematic suspense. In competition, Abrams reminds readers, victory can take years to arrive - and integrity and courtesy are always more important. Read more...

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This engaging, edifying, delightfully nerdy childhood retrospective from one of today's inspirational leaders speaks volumes.

Abrams shares her love of words in this picture book drawn from a childhood memory. Readers will see the beginnings of a lifelong fascination with words, as well as the passion for fighting for others. A great addition for collections looking for stories about current political figures, as well as story time with a biography emphasis.

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