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We Could Fly
Rhiannon Giddens
Item #:
9781536222548
Price:
$18.99
At a sparrow’s urging, a young girl feels a mysterious
trembling in her arms, a lightness in her feet, a longing to be
free. Her mother tells her that her Granny Liza experienced the
same, as did many of their people before her. Perhaps it’s
time, Mama says, to slip the bonds of earth and join the
journey started long ago. To hold each other tight and rise.
Drawing on lyrics from the song “We Could Fly” by Rhiannon
Giddens and Dirk Powell, which in turn draw on a heritage of
African folklore, this incantatory dialogue between a mother
and daughter paired with startlingly beautiful illustrations
celebrates love, resilience, and the spiritual power of the
“old-time ways”—tradition and shared cultural memory—to sustain
and uplift.
Book, 32 pages.
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