Yaya and the Sea -- Karen Good Marable, Hardcover

A family goes on a trip from the city to the sea in search of renewal in this "lively and lovely...beautiful" (Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming) picture book that's an ode to sisterhood, nature, and being present.

On the first day of spring, when the city is quiet and still, little Yaya takes the A train down to New York City's southern shores with her mama and aunties to greet Mama Ocean and celebrate the arrival of a new season through a ritual of letting go of the past and embracing the new.

Author: Karen Good Marable
Publisher: Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books f
Published: 03/12/2024
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781534462014
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2024
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2024
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2024 pg. 71
Publishers Weekly 03/11/2024

About the Author
Tonya Engel is a self-taught painter and children's book illustrator, including the pictures for Our Lady of Guadalupe and Impossible Moon and the jacket art for Hurricane Child. Her work is inspired by Southern folk artists. Early in her career, she explored abstract painting but soon began to concentrate on figurative form mixed with emotion and expressionistic narrative. This art style was the perfect complement to Maya Angelou's lyrical storytelling. Engel lives in Houston, Texas.