Your Voice, Your Vote
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Your Voice, Your Vote
By (Author) Leah Henderson
Illustrated by Keisha Morris
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
3rd April 2024
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Politics and government
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Girls and women
Physical Properties
Hardback
40
Description
Discover both the past and present day's fight to vote with Quetta Little as she learns the power of casting your vote in this ideal picture book from acclaimed author Leah Henderson and illustrator Keisha Morris. The perfect companion for any young reader during election year!
Its Election Day, and Quetta, her mother, and her grandmother embark on their journey to cast their vote. Trekking through their vibrant neighborhood, they meet obstacle after obstacle beforeand afterreaching their voting station.
Unwilling to give up, Quettas mother and grandmother teach her about the importance of voting and those who fought for their rightand Quetta comes to discover the power of raising her voice.
With warm illustrations, engaging text, and insightful timeline, Your Voice, Your Vote will inspire readers to embrace this civic duty in the face of todays continued fight for voting rights.
Author Bio
Leah Henderson is the author of many critically-acclaimed books for young readers including The Courage of the Little Hummingbird and Together We March. When she is not scribbling down her characters' adventures, she is off in search of her own, exploring new spaces and places around the world. Many of the hopes, struggles, and traditions witnessed find a home in her work. Leah holds an MFA in writing and teaches in Spalding University's graduate writing program. She currently calls Washington, DC, home. Visit her at leahhendersonbooks.com. Keisha Morris is an illustrator who grew up in Charlottesville, Virginia, and currently resides in Maryland. She earned her BFA in illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and enjoys creating characters whose personalities jump off the page. Keisha is the illustrator of Bitty Brown Babe, written by Deborah LeFalle, and Over in Motown, written by Debbie Taylor. When she is not drawing, she loves spending time with her wife, daughter, and two wild cats, Elphie and Ollie!
