Harrison, who recently visited Blue Willow Bookshop on Memorial, talked with the Chronicle about "Big" and why she dedicates her work to empowering children. MORE FROM JOY SEWING: CBS News' Michelle Miller, left at birth by mother, recounts search to belong in memoir She has also illustrated other popular children's books, such as "Festival of Colors" by Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal, "Sulwe" by actress Lupita Nyongo and "Hair Love," by Matthew A. Harrison, author, illustrator and filmmaker, is best known for children's books "Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History" and "Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History," which were both New York Times best sellers. On the cover, her arms are stretched high over her head as she holds up the word, "Big." It's the story of a young girl with hair in two big puffs, wearing a pink tutu and ballet slippers, who discovers that not everyone has good things to say about being "big." So she looks within to find strength in self-love.
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