What Love Looks Like by Laura Obuobi (Hardcover)

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Childrens Picture Book – Bedtime – African American amp; Black – Ages 4-8\nIllustrated by: Anna Cunha\nPublished by: 6\/18\/2024\nFrom Laura Obuobi, author of Black Gold and NAACP Image Award nominee, and illustrator Anna Cunha comes a whimsical bedtime story about the love between a Black father and his daughter. This tender tale with lush natural imagery and pure Black joy captures loves vastness, showing us its greatest form is often the one between parent and child.\nOne question must be answered before Afia can slip into a peaceful sleep: What does love look like? With the companionship of her loving papa, Afia journeys to find love and learns that it is the warmth of the suns hugs, the brooks soothing song, and other mesmerizing gifts of nature. But Afias quest also teaches her that she may not have to go too far to see the emotion at the heart of the worlds wonders.\nAUTHOR BIO:\nLaura Obuobi(Oh-bow-be) is the award-winning author ofBlack Gold, an NAACP Image Award nominee and Bank Street Best Book, andWhat Love Looks Like, illustrated by Anna Cunha. Born and raised in Accra, Ghana, Laura was a preschool teacher for eight years before switching careers into the publishing industry. Her time with preschoolers and picture books set the stage for her transition into writing for children. She is a graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University, and the writing for children and young adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Besides creative writing, Laura also finds joy in drawing, collaging, and painting. Visit her at lauraobuobi.com.\nILLUSTRATOR BIO: \nAnna Cunhais a Brazilian illustrator, living and working in Belo Horizonte. She has illustrated more than twenty books, including the celebratedA Story About Afiya,and has won the AEILIJ Prize for her work. You can visit Anna at annacunha.com.