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IBC Top Pick
4+years

We Want Our Books

Author and illustrator: Jake Alexander

A girl visits the library to answer her many questions. On arriving she finds the library closed, with plans to convert it into a restaurant.  Her family begins a protest.  Making their voices heard is not easy.  Inclusive illustrations feature aspects of incidental inclusion like ramps up to doorways.  

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  • Jake Alexander: Winner, Macmillan Prize for Illustration
  • Jake Alexander: Winner, Creative Conscience Gold Medal
  • Own Voice
  • Black representation
  • Challenges gender stereotypes