{"product_id":"sailing-home-on-an-elephant","title":"Sailing Home on an Elephant \/\/ (Pre-order. April 13 2027)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a little girl loses her grandmother, her world is drained of all its color and whimsy, until a magical dream carries her back toward the light in this tender and imaginative picture book about grief.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMama Belle tells her granddaughter that color made the world happy, and Ladymay knows this is true. Their life together is full of wonder, and May dresses in the prettiest rainbow-colored outfits and chases morning sunrises and beautiful butterflies. Then Mama Belle goes away and May learns she won’t be coming back. May gets sent to live with strangers who already have a house full of children. All the color fades from her world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen an old cassette tape brings back Mama Belle’s voice, and that night, an elephant comes to May in a dream. It takes her across Virginia and through the ocean, to the land of the ancestors Mama Belle told her about. Can this elephant help May remember the beauty of her grandmother’s lessons and return color to her world?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLucinda Roy\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning, multi-genre author whose essays, poems, and articles have appeared in numerous national and international publications. She’s the author of The Dreambird Chronicles trilogy, a speculative novel series about the legendary Flying Africans; the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eFabric\u003c\/i\u003e; and the memoir \u003ci\u003eNo Right to Remain Silent: What We’ve Learned from the Tragedy at Virginia Tech\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Lucinda Roy delivers keynotes and plenary addresses on creative writing, race and gender issues, and higher education reform. An award-winning teacher, she has been interviewed extensively by media outlets in the US and UK about the importance of campus safety and how best to respond to troubled students. She is also an accomplished visual artist. One of her lifelong projects is a series of oil paintings about spiritual endurance during and after the Middle Passage. One of these paintings became the inspiration for her picture book \u003ci\u003eSailing Home on an Elephant\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDenene Millner Books\/Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eApril 13, 2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 56\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e8.5 in H | 11 in W | 0.1 in T\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781665933360\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Lucinda Roy","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order. April 13 2027) Hardcover","offer_id":49033615376619,"sku":"9781665933360","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781665933360.jpg?v=1783617625","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/sailing-home-on-an-elephant","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}