KWAME ALEXANDER & RANDY PRESTON ON HOW TO SING A SONG & BLACK STAR – A CONVERSATION

Newbery Medalist, poet, and Emmy Award-winning producer KWAME ALEXANDER takes to the stage to discuss two new books, joined by singer-songwriter and co-author RANDY PRESTON. Kwame demonstrates his prolific range of talent with the charming and colorful picture book How to Sing a Song, meant for young readers who want to raise their voice and sing the vibrant song of their soul, and Black Star, the dramatic second installment of The Door of No Return series for middle-grade readers, which tells the story Kofi’s granddaughter, Charley, who’s set on becoming the first female pitcher to play professional ball but must contend with rising tensions in her segregated town.

GRADES PREK-8