“In this collaboration, four authors explore where they each come from—literally and metaphorically—as well as what unites all of us as humans. Layered illustrations connect past and present, making for an accessible and striking look at history, family, and identity.” — publisher […]
Authors: Coy, John
Dads
“elebrate all that fathers do: building, fixing, cooking, cleaning, laughing, crying, hugging, playing and more! John Coy and Wing Young Huie—the author and photographer behind Their Great Gift—reunite for a new book that shows a wide range of fathers and children, particularly highlighting families of color and lower-income families, who often aren’t depicted in children’s books. This beautiful book is a perfect Father’s Day gift!” — publisher […]
So Big and So Small
“A story about scale that teaches kids they’re just the right size to be exactly who they’re meant to be.
Next to a speck of sand, you’re huge. But gaze up into the night sky with its millions of stars, and suddenly you’re tiny. So which is true? Are you big or little?
Author John Coy captures the whimsical poetry of a child’s perspective as he looks at everything gigantic and minuscule in the universe to arrive at a surprising conclusion: kids are both big and little–just the right size to be exactly who they’re meant to be.” — publisher […]
Their Great Gift
Explores the experience of immigrants who came to America in the twenty-first century, celebrating the diversity of the country and hope for the future […]
Game changer
"Discover the true story of how in 1944, Coach John McLendon orchestrated a secret game between the best players from a white college and his team from the North Carolina College of Negroes. At a time of widespread segregation and rampant racism, this illegal gathering changed the sport of basketball forever"–Dust jacket flap […]
Two old potatoes and me
After a young girl finds two old potatoes at her father’s house, they plant and tend them to see if they will have new potatoes in September. Includes a recipe for mashed potatoes […]
Vroomaloom zoom
Daddy takes Carmela on an imaginary car ride, lulling her to sleep with various sounds, from the wurgle lurgle of swamps to the hoopty doopty swoopty loopty of driving in circles. […]
