E. B. Lewis
Author of All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom
About the Author
Works by E. B. Lewis
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom (2014) — Illustrator — 297 copies, 15 reviews
Associated Works
Talkin' about Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman (2002) — Illustrator — 943 copies, 38 reviews
Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change (2009) — Illustrator — 255 copies, 17 reviews
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis (2016) — Illustrator — 250 copies, 5 reviews
The Secret World of Walter Anderson (Candlewick Biographies) (2009) — Illustrator, some editions — 212 copies, 72 reviews
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Story of the Young Women who Won the World Championship (2000) — Illustrator — 136 copies, 20 reviews
To Walk the Sky: How Iroquois Steelworkers Helped Build Towering Cities (2025) — Illustrator — 46 copies, 3 reviews
Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem: The Vision of Photographer Roy DeCarava (2024) — Illustrator — 31 copies, 1 review
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- Legal name
- Lewis, Earl Bradley
- Other names
- Lewis, Earl
- Birthdate
- 1956-12-16
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Art League
Temple University’s Tyler School of Art (1979) - Occupations
- illustrator
artist
teacher
graphic designer
painter
professor - Organizations
- University of the Arts in Philadelphia
- Awards and honors
- Outstanding Pennsylvania Illustrator of the Year (2005, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association)
- Relationships
- Lewis, Charles (father)
Lewis, Earline (mother)
Smith, Lyles (uncle)
Smith, Bradley (uncle)
Lewis, Aaron (son)
Lewis, Joshua (son) - Short biography
- E.B. Lewis is the illustrator of a numerous books for children including Talkin' About Bessie (a 2003 Coretta Scott King Award winner), The Bat Boy and His Violin (a Coretta Scott King Honor book), Down the Road (a Notable Book for Children by the American Library Association), and The Other Side (a Notable Book for Language Arts). The Coretta Scott King Award is the premier award honoring African-American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults. A full biography is available at http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palit...
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Places of residence
- Frankfort, Pennsylvania, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Pennsylvania, USA
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A young girl and her siblings wake to the smell of honeysuckle and set to work in the cotton fields as slaves. Paneled illustrations show news of their freedom spreading from "the port, to town, through the countryside, and into the fields." Once they receive word of their freedom, the girl's family eat, laugh, and tell stories into the night. The next day, she wakes to the same smell of honeysuckle, but everything is "all different now." The final page shows the former slaves leaving the show more fields with their belongings.
Simple, elegant, yet effective text used in this story: "that a Union general had read from a balcony that we were all now and forever free and things would be all different now." Angela Johnson very intentionally omits names and places; her purpose is feeling. She wants her audience to feel what people felt that day, Juneteenth. The details come after the story in a timeline of important dates from 1863-1865, the history of Juneteenth, online sources for further learning, and key terms defined in kid-friendly language. Excellent book. show less
Simple, elegant, yet effective text used in this story: "that a Union general had read from a balcony that we were all now and forever free and things would be all different now." Angela Johnson very intentionally omits names and places; her purpose is feeling. She wants her audience to feel what people felt that day, Juneteenth. The details come after the story in a timeline of important dates from 1863-1865, the history of Juneteenth, online sources for further learning, and key terms defined in kid-friendly language. Excellent book. show less
Beautifully delicate watercolor illustrations leave a lasting impression of the story of Juneteenth, when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free. The illustrator shows a range of reactions, trying to imagine what it was like. Back matter includes a timeline of important dates (1863-1865), a few paragraphs on "Juneteenth, Then and Now," a list of online sources, and a glossary of key terms. Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday the back matter is not perfectly up-to-date, but show more don't throw the baby out with the bathwater - this is still an incredibly worthwhile book. show less
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine...a very simple and powerful song, just like this book. This book depicts a little boy who has a light shining on the inside of him where he sees and supplies help, friendship, and love. Everywhere he goes, he lets his little light shine. EB Lewis really captures the song in the illustrations. What would this world be like if we all turned on our lights and let them shine...let them shine...let them shine!
The book tells the story about what happened on the day when the enslaved people of the south found out in that the Civil War was over and that they were free.
There are many black people I know that celebrate Juneteenth instead of 4th of July because for our ancestors this was their independence day. I think the book does a good job of explaining the holiday and its origins to a young audience. The author's note was the most powerful part of the book for me.
There are many black people I know that celebrate Juneteenth instead of 4th of July because for our ancestors this was their independence day. I think the book does a good job of explaining the holiday and its origins to a young audience. The author's note was the most powerful part of the book for me.
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- Also by
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- Members
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- Popularity
- #55,290
- Rating
- 4.4
- Reviews
- 27
- ISBNs
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