Magnolia Flower

From the esteemed African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston and National Book Award winner (and #1 NYT bestselling writer of How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby) Ibram X. Kendi comes a stunning adaptation: Magnolia Flower. Following a spirited young Afro-Indigenous girl born to parents who escaped slavery & the Trail of Tears, Magnolia yearns for connection despite a world of rigid norms. But when she meets a boy her father objects to, she'll have to make a choice and venture off in pursuit of the freedom her heart desires! Packed with lyrical prose, culture & history, this stirring folktale by Hurston (first published in The Spokesman in 1925) is tenderly retold by Kendi - plus breathtaking illustrations by Loveis Wise. It's a reminder that true love can't be stopped, and a perfect gift for ages 4-8. 40 pages. Wri