Your Friend, Parker // Ready-to-Read Level 1

TheNew York Timesbestselling team behindParker Looks Upreturns with this Level 1 Ready-to-Read celebrating friendship that stays strong even over long distances!

Parker is writing to her friend, Gia, about the exciting sights she sees during her road trip across America. Even though Parker and Gia are far away from each other, they can still be best friends!

Parker Curryis aNew York Timesbestselling author and dynamic, curious young mind with a love for ballet, art, fashion, and inspiring others. Currently, Parker is a very curious, voracious learner exploring her passions: sewing, writing, mathematics, and reading new books in hopes of expanding her understanding of the world around her. At two years old, Parker became an international inspiration when a profound photograph of her awestruck by Michelle Obamas portrait went viral. That extraordinary moment was the subjectof Parker’s first published book,Parker Looks Up, aNew York Timesbestseller and recipient of multiple literary recognitions. Precocious Parker lives with her family in Sherman Oaks, California, where she enjoysspending time at the beach, traveling abroad, knitting, sewing, crocheting, and reading to herself or audiences of children and adults alike.Jessica Curry is aNew York Timesbestselling author, executive assistant, independent school registrar, public speaker and host, freelance writer, celebrity interviewer, and devoted, doting Mama to three children: Parker, Ava, and Cash. Jessica was born and raised in Washington, DC, and attended Morgan State University and Howard University. Jessicas debut childrens picture book, written with her oldest daughter, Parker, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and the California Young Reader Medal.The mother-daughter duo has since penned six additional childrens books in hopes of inspiring others to dream big dreams and share their stories.Jessicas work has been featured byThe New York Times, CNN,Forbes, NPR, NBCNightly News,Access Hollywood, The Library of Congress National Book Festival,Good Morning America, The New-York Historical Society, and more. Jessica and her family reside in Sherman Oaks, California.
Brittany (Bea)Jackson is theNew York Timesbestselling and award-winning illustrator ofParker Looks UpandParker Shines On, as well as the author-illustrator of the Fairies Welcome series.Sheattended the College for Creative Studies and was a grand prize winner of the L. Ron Hubbards Illustrator of the Future Contest. In addition to her workas a childrens book artist and a character and concept artist, Beas art has been featured on books and comic covers as well as in various magazines. She lives in Detroit, Michigan. Visit Brittany online at BeaGifted.com.
Tajae Keith is a painter with a focus on character design currently based in Oakland, California. Inspired endlessly by rap, the heartbeat of the Black community, she explores the punk-esque nature of Blackness through dynamic shape language and expressive colors. A night owl by nature, you can find her at her desk painting under the cover of darkness with a cup of coffee close by.

• Publisher: Simon Spotlight
• Publish Date: January 25, 2022
• Pages: 32
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9781665902588
• Dimensions: 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.2 lb Wt
• BISAC Categories: Kids