A NIGHT FOR THE RICE CARRIERS written by Carmen Rubin illustrated by Matt Williams

Carmen Rubin remembers tales her elders told in A NIGHT FOR THE RICE CARRIERS. She tells these stories through the personage of young Mae who retells the story of her ancestors in “the Heart” of her grandmother Coco’s garden at a full moon gathering. She braves her fear of performance to tell of her West African ancestors who hid uncooked rice grains in their hair to escape into Caribbean and Americas wildernesses and used these “to grow crops and build new communities.” Glowing illustrations by Matt Williams show the magic of storytelling and ancestry that shine through history. You can find out more about this book in the Purchase link below.