
Build a House: A history of resilience and the journey to freedom
Illustrated by
Ages 7 to 10
Hardback
Imprint: Walker Books
Synopsis
Grammy Award-winner Rhiannon Giddens celebrates Black history and culture in her unflinching, uplifting and gorgeously illustrated picture book debut.
Acclaimed musician, Rhiannon Giddens, has long used her art to mine America’s musical past and manifest its future, passionately recovering lost voices and reconstructing a nation’s musical heritage. Build a House tells the moving story of a people who would not be moved and the music that sustained them.
Steeped in sorrow and joy, resilience and resolve, turmoil and transcendence, this dramatic debut offers a proud view of history and a vital message: honour your heritage, express your truth and let your voice soar, even, or perhaps especially, when your heart is heaviest.
Details
40 pages
Imprint: Walker Books
Reviews
Featured in the October PreviewsCharlotte Eyre, The Bookseller
This lyrical, and at times harrowing picture book speaks with authenticity and heart at its very core.WRD Magazine
Featured in Pen & Inc Autumn/Winter 2022 listings, highlighting the best in diversity and inclusion in children's books.Pen & Inc