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Ode to Grapefruit

How James Earl Jones Found His Voice

How James Earl Jones Found His Voice

How James Earl Jones Found His Voice

By Kari Lavelle
Illustrated by Bryan Collier

By Kari Lavelle
Illustrated by Bryan Collier

By Kari Lavelle
Illustrated by Bryan Collier

By Kari Lavelle
Illustrated by Bryan Collier

By Kari Lavelle
Illustrated by Bryan Collier

By Kari Lavelle
Illustrated by Bryan Collier

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Jul 30, 2024 | ISBN 9780593372760 | 4-8 years

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    About Ode to Grapefruit

    Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just James–a stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child…and ultimately found his voice through poetry.

    Before there was Mufasa…Before there was Darth Vader… There was a young boy names James Earl Jones, who spoke with a stutter and dreaded having to talk in class. 

    Whenever James tried to voice his thoughts, his words got stuck in his throat. But James figured out a solution for his shame: if he didn’t speak, he wouldn’t stutter. 

    And so he was silent…until he wrote his own poem, Ode to Grapefruit, and found a love for poetry. 

    Lyrical text, stunning art, and compelling backmatter about stuttering pair together for a remarkable picture book about how a boy who refused to speak for eight years learned to manage his stutter through poetry–and grew up to become an EGOT-winning performer with a voice few could forget.

    About Ode to Grapefruit

    Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just James–a stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child…and ultimately found his voice through poetry.

    Before there was Mufasa…Before there was Darth Vader… There was a young boy names James Earl Jones, who spoke with a stutter and dreaded having to talk in class. 

    Whenever James tried to voice his thoughts, his words got stuck in his throat. But James figured out a solution for his shame: if he didn’t speak, he wouldn’t stutter. 

    And so he was silent…until he wrote his own poem, Ode to Grapefruit, and found a love for poetry. 

    Lyrical text, stunning art, and compelling backmatter about stuttering pair together for a remarkable picture book about how a boy who refused to speak for eight years learned to manage his stutter through poetry–and grew up to become an EGOT-winning performer with a voice few could forget.

    About Ode to Grapefruit

    Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just James–a stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child…and ultimately found his voice through poetry.

    Before there was Mufasa…Before there was Darth Vader… There was a young boy names James Earl Jones, who spoke with a stutter and dreaded having to talk in class. 

    Whenever James tried to voice his thoughts, his words got stuck in his throat. But James figured out a solution for his shame: if he didn’t speak, he wouldn’t stutter. 

    And so he was silent…until he wrote his own poem, Ode to Grapefruit, and found a love for poetry. 

    Lyrical text, stunning art, and compelling backmatter about stuttering pair together for a remarkable picture book about how a boy who refused to speak for eight years learned to manage his stutter through poetry–and grew up to become an EGOT-winning performer with a voice few could forget.

    About Kari Lavelle

    Kari Lavelle is the author of We Move the World, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali, as well as the Butt or Face? series. She has always had a love of words: as a kid reading books, as a speech pathologist… More about Kari Lavelle

    About Bryan Collier

    Bryan Collier has illustrated more than thirty-five picture books, including the award-winning Trombone Shorty, Dave the Potter, and Knock Knock: My Father’s Dream for Me, as well as City Shapes and Fifty Cents and a Dream, and has received four Caldecott… More about Bryan Collier

    About Kari Lavelle

    Kari Lavelle is the author of We Move the World, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali, as well as the Butt or Face? series. She has always had a love of words: as a kid reading books, as a speech pathologist… More about Kari Lavelle

    About Bryan Collier

    Bryan Collier has illustrated more than thirty-five picture books, including the award-winning Trombone Shorty, Dave the Potter, and Knock Knock: My Father’s Dream for Me, as well as City Shapes and Fifty Cents and a Dream, and has received four Caldecott… More about Bryan Collier

    About Kari Lavelle

    Kari Lavelle is the author of We Move the World, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali, as well as the Butt or Face? series. She has always had a love of words: as a kid reading books, as a speech pathologist… More about Kari Lavelle

    About Bryan Collier

    Bryan Collier has illustrated more than thirty-five picture books, including the award-winning Trombone Shorty, Dave the Potter, and Knock Knock: My Father’s Dream for Me, as well as City Shapes and Fifty Cents and a Dream, and has received four Caldecott… More about Bryan Collier

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Jul 30, 2024 | 48 Pages | 9-1/2 x 11 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780593372760

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $22.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Jul 30, 2024 | 48 Pages | 9-1/2 x 11 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780593372777

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Jul 30, 2024 | 48 Pages | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780593372784

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    Praise

    “A testament to poetry’s expressive powers.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “Thought-provoking.” —Booklist

    “Lavelle….sensitively captures the anxiety that may accompany the [speech] disorder and insightfully conveys the power of poetry.” —The Horn Book

    “Lavelle’s text combined with Collier’s illustrations capture the victory of James Earl Jones finding his voice.” —Shelf Awareness

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