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Thank You, Omu! is a 2018 picture book written and illustrated by Oge Mora. The story is about Omu, who cooks a stew and shares it with her neighbors; they show their gratitude by bringing her food. The book started as an assignment for a class of Mora's at the Rhode Island School of Design, where it was seen by an editor from Little, Brown.
Oge Mora is a children's book illustrator and author living in Providence, Rhode Island. [1] She received a Caldecott Honor, [2] Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent, [3] and Ezra Jack Keats Book Award [4] in 2019 for her book, Thank You, Omu!. Her parents emigrated from Nigeria to Columbus, Ohio. [5]
The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the Coretta Scott King Book Award Round Table, part of the American Library Association (ALA). Named for Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr., this award recognizes outstanding books for young adults and children by African Americans that reflect the African American experience.
Winning the award can lead to a substantial rise in books sold. It can also increase the prominence of illustrators. Illustrator and author Marcia Brown is the most recognized Caldecott illustrator, having won three medals and having six honor books. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of minority characters and ...
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"A name that gives thanks sends a dual message to a child: it’s a reminder to be grateful and appreciate the good in life, and that the child herself is a blessing to his or her family."
The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with I: Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p ...
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