{"product_id":"dancing-with-water-gwendolyn-wallace-hardcover","title":"Dancing with Water -- Gwendolyn Wallace, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn intergenerational story about a nonbinary child who learns the tradition of well digging in this picture book about community, hope, and protecting the Earth's water.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs soon as Kit's old enough to ride in Grandpa's truck, they begin joining him to dig wells for their community. Grandpa is magic. He can feel the weather in his bones, and he's able to dance with water. With just a tree branch in his hand, Grandpa sways and spins over the land until he finds a spot to dig a hole into the waiting earth. When the water springs up, Grandpa and Kit jump for joy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs new hotels and factories pop up across town, clean water becomes harder to find. Sometimes, no water flows at all. Kit is sad for Grandpa--and for Earth. But one day, Grandpa senses that Kit is ready to dance with water too. Grandpa reminds Kit that the energy and strength of their people flows through the water. As they wait and watch for fresh, clear water to flow up from the ground again, Kit recognizes the power shared between themself and Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gwendolyn Wallace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kokila\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593617908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGwendolyn Wallace is an award-winning children's literature author and PhD student at MIT in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS). Her picture books include \u003ci\u003eJoy Takes Root\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Light She Feels Inside\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eImagine New Suns\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work for children focuses on Black environmentalisms, cultivating radical imagination, and the past, present, and future of social change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTonya Engel is an award-winning artist, mom, and illustrator. Engel's personal, autobiographical work can be found in public and private collections around the world. She has been the recipient of several awards and honors for her book illustrations, including the 2020 Septima Clark Book Award and the 2022 Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor.","brand":"Gwendolyn Wallace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49655914594532,"sku":"9780593617908","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780593617908.jpg?v=1786780471","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/dancing-with-water-gwendolyn-wallace-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}