{"title":"Alicia D. Williams","description":"Alicia D. Williams is the author of Mid-Air, which was longlisted for the National Book Award; Genesis Begins Again, which received Newbery and Kirkus Prize honors, was a William C. Morris Award finalist, and for which she won the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent; and picture books Jump at the Sun, Nani and the Lion, and The Talk, which was also a Coretta Scott King Honor book. An oral storyteller in the African American tradition, she lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.","products":[{"product_id":"nani-and-the-lion-hardcover","title":"Nani and the Lion - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award winner Alicia D. Williams comes a rhythmic picture book about an irrepressible little drummer determined to outwit the grumpy, noise-hating Lion.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNani loves to drum. \u003ci\u003eBa-dum, ba-dum, ba-dum. \u003c\/i\u003eHer music captures the sounds of life, rustles the forest leaves, rouses all the critters, and never fails to get the villagers up and dancing, dancing, dancing. But one day, they're too scared to dance. Lion, king of the land, has outlawed noisemaking of any kind. The villagers beg her to stay quiet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNani's heart pounds with fear, but her love for drumming beats more loudly. To keep playing her music and bringing joy to her village, Nani must stand up to the biggest bully around armed with only courage, quick thinking, and her drum.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577561387231,"sku":"9781665914222","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/9h9zPDxOQZ9781665914222.webp?v=1784350587"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/alicia-d-williams.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}