By The Related Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The 15-year-old granddaughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is collaborating on an image e book tribute to the late civil rights chief and his spouse, Coretta Scott King. Yolanda Renee King’s “We Dream a World,” with illustrations by award-winning artist Nicole Tadgell, will likely be revealed by Scholastic subsequent Jan. 2.
“I’m excited to share this love letter in his honor. This e book lets each little one rediscover my grandparents’ dream,” Yolanda Renee King, herself a social justice advocate, stated in an announcement June 23.
The e book’s launch date is timed shortly earlier than what would have been Martin Luther King’s ninety fifth birthday. He was assassinated in 1968, 4 a long time earlier than his granddaughter was born.
Scholastic is describing the e book as a “name for unity and equality.”
The writer says “the e book’s narrative expresses Yolanda’s deep love for her grandparents, whereas additionally chatting with youngsters in every single place about her hopes for a brand new future, as expressed by means of her call-and-response affirmation that brings thunderous participation at her public speeches and addresses: “Unfold the phrase! Have you ever heard? We’re going to be a brand new era!”
