{"product_id":"here-comes-the-band","title":"Here Comes the Band \/\/ (Pre-order, Sep 29 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Ezra Jack Keats Award and Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe New Talent Award winner Shadra Strickland comes a dazzling picture book about a young child who watches in awe as an HBCU band takes the field and works its magic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe game is tied at seven.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA hush falls over the stands.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGet up and stand up, everybody!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere comes the band!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryone has their favorite part of a football game, but at a historically Black college or university, halftime is game time when the band takes the field in this glorious celebration of the tradition and pageantry of an HBCU band.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShadra Strickland\u003c\/strong\u003e was raised in Atlanta. She graduated from Syracuse University and later completed her MFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Shadra won the Ezra Jack Keats Award and the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent in 2009 for her illustrations in her first picture book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBird\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Zetta Elliott. Strickland co-illustrated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Children Can Soar\u003c\/i\u003e, written\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eby Michelle Cook and winner of a 2010 NAACP Image Award. She has published with Lee and Low Books, Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, Random House, Candlewick, Chronicle Books, and Little Brown. Her books have received recognition from the American Library Association, Junior Library Guild, and other prominent literary lists. Shadra currently heads the illustration department at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. She has also developed an online picture book class on Craftsy.com. Visit her online at ShadraStrickland.com.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Holyfield\u003c\/strong\u003e is a renowned fine artist and illustrator of numerous books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eBelle, the Last Mule at Gee’s Bend \u003c\/i\u003eby Calvin Alexander Ramsey and Bettye Stroud; \u003ci\u003eMeet Miss Fancy\u003c\/i\u003e by Irene Latham; \u003ci\u003eMahalia Jackson: Walking with Kings and Queens \u003c\/i\u003eby Nina Noland; and \u003ci\u003eThe Hallelujah Flight\u003c\/i\u003e by Phil Bildner. John lives in Virginia. Visit him online at HolyfieldStudio.com.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Denene Millner Books\/Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: September 29, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 42\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781665965880\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e11 in H | 9 in W | 0.1 in T\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Kids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Shadra Strickland","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, Sep 29 2026) Hardcover","offer_id":49043633996011,"sku":"9781665965880","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781665965880.jpg?v=1783887734","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/here-comes-the-band","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}