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Ekua Holmes

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Ekua Holmes is the acclaimed bestselling illustrator of several award-winning picture books, including Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer (Caldecott Honor, NAACP Image Award, CSK John Steptoe Award, Sibert Honor), Out of Wonder (CSK Award, NY Times bestseller), and The Stuff of Stars (CSK Award). A painter and collage artist, she graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Visit her at ekuaholmes.com.

Books by Ekua Holmes
Anansi and the Talking Cloth
Caroline Brewer, Ekua Holmes

Illustrated by Caldecott Honor Award winner Ekua Holmes, this modern Anansi the Spider folktale explores the traditional art of kente-cloth making, vetted by weaving expert Kwasi Asare.

One sad day, the weavers stop weaving and Anansi the Spider has to use his clever tricks to get them excited to continue their craft.

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Black Girl You Are Atlas
Renée Watson, Ekua Holmes
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Dream Street
Tricia Elam Walker, Ekua Holmes
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