Description: Wutaryoo is tired of not knowing who she is or where she came from. Inspired by her friends' fantastical origin stories, she sets off on an adventure of a lifetime that will help reveal her true history. A heartwarming and relatable new picture book about telling your own story and finding your own truth, perfect for kids and recent graduates.
Brief description:
Nilah Magruder is the author of M.F.K., a middle grade graphic novel and winner of the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity, and the picture books Wutaryoo and How to Find a Fox. She has also written comics for Marvel and illustrated for Disney, Scholastic, and Penguin. When she is not working in her home studio in Western Maryland, Nilah is watching movies, growing herbs, and fighting her cat for control of her desk chair.
Review Quotes:
"Employing beguiling characters and dreamlike artwork, Magruder makes a case for individual worth: it's not illustrious ancestry that makes creatures special, but what they do themselves--and the generosity with which they share their experience." - Publishers Weekly
"Magruder's training as an animator is evident in both the perspectives of the digital illustrations and the use of light to create wonderfully contrasting moods. The text is well turned, with the philosophical appeal of a mythical hero's journey." - Kirkus Reviews
"[M]ore discerning readers may identify several possible interpretations of Wutaryoo's story, while all will get the message that they have the power to create their own story and define who they are.... A warmhearted tale of the journey to self-discovery." - School Library Journal
"Through the highly entertaining origin stories here, aided by color-drenched digital illustrations, Wutaryoo's realization that you are the story you live may be especially relevant to adopted, foster, and donor-conceived children." - Booklist