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Visually epic, and never before done, this stunning picture book is unlike anything you’ve seen.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46355984613548,"sku":"9781481456906","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/12449213482715.jpg?v=1781630734"},{"product_id":"9780689847318","title":"Beautiful Blackbird","description":"A tale from the Ila-speaking people of Zambia gets new life in this picture book adaptation from Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan about appreciating one’s heritage and discovering the beauty within.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlack is beautiful, uh-huh!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong ago, Blackbird was voted the most beautiful bird in the forest. The other birds, who were colored red, yellow, blue, and green, were so envious that they begged Blackbird to paint their feathers with a touch of black so they could be beautiful too. Although Black-bird warns them that true beauty comes from within, the other birds persist and soon each is given a ring of black around their neck or a dot of black on their wings—markings that detail birds to this very day.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46355989627052,"sku":"9780689847318","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/16546113482433.jpg?v=1781630865"},{"product_id":"9781665960274","title":"Beautiful Blackbird BD","description":"\u003cb\u003eCoretta Scott King Award–winning creator Ashley Bryan’s adaptation of a tale from the Ila-speaking people of Zambia is now available in board book format, featuring Bryan’s cut-paper artwork.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe’ll see the difference a touch of black can make. 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