{"title":"Janelle Washington","description":"Janelle Washington is a paper-cut artist, illustrator, and recipient of the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator for illustrating Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Angela Joy. Janelle recently moved back to her hometown, Richmond, Virginia, where she spends time with her parents, sitting around their kitchen table. When she isn't at her childhood home, she enjoys being outside in the sun or inside, cutting her paper-cut designs. The Heart of Our Home is her authorial debut. She is a member of the Guild of American Papercutters.","products":[{"product_id":"the-heart-of-our-home-hardcover","title":"The Heart of Our Home - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis author-illustrator debut from Caldecott honor-winning creator Janelle Washington \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(\u003ci\u003eChoosing Brave\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea timeless ode to one family's kitchen table: stained, scratched, and full of love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe heart of this family's home beats steadily at the round wooden kitchen table. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery morning, they gather around it for breakfast. In the afternoons, it's where homework gets done, and where art projects, and sometimes brownies, are made. On Fridays, it's where they prepare the fish fry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnniversaries, birthday parties, graduations. All are celebrated at their kitchen table. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen they tell their stories, it listens. And when they cry, it gives comfort. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir kitchen table is a place for family, friends, and memories.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578493636831,"sku":"9781250357366","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/HK39qBvAOh9781250357366.webp?v=1784386605"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/janelle-washington.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}