Vashti Harrison: Big Honors for a Great Writer
Apr 04, 2025•14 min
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Episode description
American writer, illustrator and filmmaker Vashti Harrison is the New York Times bestselling creator of Big, winner of the 2024 Caldecott Medal, both the Coretta Scott King Book Award Author and Book Award Illustrator Honor, and a National Book Award finalist.
Big traces a child’s journey to self-love and shows the power of words to both hurt and heal. I encourage you to share this wonderful book and its powerful ending with your children.
She’ll appear in town as part of the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Authors at the Library on Saturday, April 5 in the Main Library.
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