Description: Celebrate We Gullah Geechee invites children to discover Gullah culture. In this rhythmic book, five young narrators invite us "down South." Each narrator focuses on one of the five senses, celebrating the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor of coastal North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
Brief description:
Yvette R. Murray is an award-winning poet and author of the picture book Celebrate We Gullah Geechee (Free Spirit Publishing) and the poetry collection Hush, Puppy (Finishing Line Press). She has been published in Chestnut Review, Emrys Journal, Litmosphere, A Gathering Together, and others. She is the 2022 Susan Laughter Meyers Poetry Fellow, a 2021 Best New Poet selection, a Watering Hole Fellow, and a Pushcart Prize nominee. She is also a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Yvette lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
Review Quotes: "This picture book honors the history and the present of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor . . . the acrylic and oil illustrations capture the vibrant colors and energy of a thriving culture and people--and might just whet your appetite, too."-- "Foreword Reviews"