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Author/Illustrator Vashti Harrison on "Big" with Karine Jean-Pierre

Co-presented with Mahogany Books

2023-05-15 18:00:00 2023-05-15 19:30:00 America/New_York Author/Illustrator Vashti Harrison on "Big" with Karine Jean-Pierre Bestselling author and beloved illustrator Vashti Harrison discusses her new picture book, "Big," with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. She is renowned as the illustrator of "Hair Love," and numerous other award-winning books. Books will be autographed in advance, no personalizations. Oxon Hill - Lecture Hall

Monday, May 15
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-05-15 18:00:00 2023-05-15 19:30:00 America/New_York Author/Illustrator Vashti Harrison on "Big" with Karine Jean-Pierre Bestselling author and beloved illustrator Vashti Harrison discusses her new picture book, "Big," with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. She is renowned as the illustrator of "Hair Love," and numerous other award-winning books. Books will be autographed in advance, no personalizations. Oxon Hill - Lecture Hall

Oxon Hill

Lecture Hall

Bestselling author and beloved illustrator Vashti Harrison discusses her new picture book, "Big," with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. She is renowned as the illustrator of "Hair Love," and numerous other award-winning books. Books will be autographed in advance, no personalizations.

About "Big"
From a New York Times bestselling and award-winning creator, this deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of joyful acceptance. The first picture book written and illustrated by award-winning and creator Vashti Harrison traces a child's journey to self-love and shows the power of words to both hurt and heal. With spare text and exquisite illustrations, this emotional exploration of being big in a world that prizes small is a tender portrayal of how you can stand out and feel invisible at the same time. (Source: Mahogany Books)

About Vashti Harrison
Vashti Harrison is the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of "Little Leaders," "Little Dreamers," and "Little Legends" and the illustrator of Lupita Nyong'o's "Sulwe," Matthew Cherry's Hair Love, Andrea Beaty's I Love You Like Yellow, and Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic's Hello, Star, among others. She earned her BA in studio art and media studies from the University of Virginia and her MFA in film/video from CalArts, where she rekindled a love for drawing and painting. Vashti lives in Brooklyn, New York, and invites you to visit her at vashtiharrison.com or on Instagram and Twitter @vashtiharrison. (Source: Mahogany Books)

About Karine Jean-Pierre
Karine Jean-Pierre is currently the Press Secretary and Assistant to the President. Karine is a long-time advisor to President Biden, having served in senior communication and political roles in the Biden Administration, the Biden campaign, and in the Obama Administration. Prior to her role on the campaign, she served as Chief Public Affairs Officer for MoveOn.org and an NBC and MSNBC Political Analyst. Jean-Pierre served as Regional Political Director for the White House Office of Political Affairs during the Obama-Biden administration and as Deputy Battleground States Director for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. Previously, she worked at the Center for Community and Corporate Ethics, pushing major companies to change their business practices, and is a published author. Born in Martinique and raised in New York, Jean-Pierre is a graduate of Columbia University.

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