{"product_id":"9780545399968","title":"Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass : Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTwo Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Dean Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e      Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass chat over tea about their efforts to win rights for women and African Americans.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome people had rights, while others had none.Why shouldn't they have them, too?Two friends, Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, get together for tea and conversation. They recount their similar stories fighting to win rights for women and African Americans. The premise of this particular exchange between the two is based on a statue in their hometown of Rochester, New York, which shows the two friends having tea.The text by award-winning writer Dean Robbins teaches about the fight for women's and African Americans' rights in an accessible, engaging manner for young children. \u003ci\u003eTwo Friends\u003c\/i\u003e is beautifully illustrated by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls, the husband-and-wife team whose \u003ci\u003eThe Case for Loving\u003c\/i\u003e received three starred reviews! \u003ci\u003eTwo Friends\u003c\/i\u003e includes back matter with photos of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass.     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTwo Friends\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\"A visually appealing primer on these civil rights reformers.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\"Robbins deftly moves between [Anthony's] objectives and words to those of Douglass.... Young readers can picture two people of action and resolve and hopefully be equally inspired.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\"In remarkably economic prose, Robbins reveals the similarities in their childhoods and demonstrates the enormous impact these friends had on history.… Bold colors lend an upbeat feel to the illustrations, while layers of paint and mixed media create subtle texture and depth.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Case for Loving\u003c\/i\u003e by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls\u003c\/b\u003e* \"Despite the gentle way this book unfolds, the language and images deal a blow to racist thinking and just might inspire the next generation of young civil rights activists.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review* \"Inspirational, never heavy-handed, and appropriate for just about everyone.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDizzy\u003ci\u003e by Jonah Winter and illustrated by Sean Qualls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e* \"Qualls's acrylic, collage, and pencil illustrations swing across the large pages with unique, jazzy rhythms, varying type sizes and colors, and playful perspectives, perfectly complementing the text.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review* \"Qualls is able to translate the story (and the music) into shapes and colors that undulate and stream across the pages with a beat and bounce of their own.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTwo Friends\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\"A visually appealing primer on these civil rights reformers.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\"Robbins deftly moves between [Anthony's] objectives and words to those of Douglass.... Young readers can picture two people of action and resolve and hopefully be equally inspired.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\"In remarkably economic prose, Robbins reveals the similarities in their childhoods and demonstrates the enormous impact these friends had on history.… Bold colors lend an upbeat feel to the illustrations, while layers of paint and mixed media create subtle texture and depth.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Case for Loving\u003c\/i\u003e by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls\u003c\/b\u003e* \"Despite the gentle way this book unfolds, the language and images deal a blow to racist thinking and just might inspire the next generation of young civil rights activists.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review* \"Inspirational, never heavy-handed, and appropriate for just about everyone.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDizzy\u003ci\u003e by Jonah Winter and illustrated by Sean Qualls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e* \"Qualls's acrylic, collage, and pencil illustrations swing across the large pages with unique, jazzy rhythms, varying type sizes and colors, and playful perspectives, perfectly complementing the text.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review* \"Qualls is able to translate the story (and the music) into shapes and colors that undulate and stream across the pages with a beat and bounce of their own.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780545399968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Orchard Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40793043304654,"sku":"9780545399968","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_a51df350-9272-4033-88f8-437b372c2bb7.jpg?v=1644532074","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780545399968","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}