{"id":9278,"date":"2021-02-19T10:33:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperf.wpengine.com\/?p=9278"},"modified":"2021-02-19T10:43:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:43:59","slug":"hand-picked-i-am-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/2021\/02\/19\/hand-picked-i-am-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Picked: I Am Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Inspirational Book Delivers Valuable Message of Self- Esteem<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I Am Enough<\/em> by author, actor and activist Grace Byers, and illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As we celebrate Black History Month, it is fitting to introduce our patrons to a wonderful and affirming book that is a store favorite among our retail staff. \u00a0I Am Enough<\/em> by author, actor and activist Grace Byers, and illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo is a New York Times<\/em> bestseller and Goodreads Choice Awards picture book winner. The text begins, \u201cLike the sun, I\u2019m here to shine,\u201d and sets the tone with creative simile to uplift and delight readers young and old. The book is presented as a lyrical poem with themes of acceptance, respecting others and self-confidence.\u00a0Featuring a diverse group of female characters and a wide range of skin tones and abilities, the narrative is simple and eloquent with a profound message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inside view of I Am Enough<\/em> by author, actor and activist Grace Byers, and illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Grace Byers is widely recognized from her starring role on Empire <\/em>in 2015, earning her an NAACP Image Award nomination. She is involved in a variety of TV and film projects including Marvel\u2019s The Gifted and <\/em>BET\u2019s Tales.<\/em> Byers has written multiple children\u2019s books, including her follow up book I Believe I Can<\/em>. In addition to her other pursuits, Byers volunteers with the nonprofit anti-bullying organization Saving Our Daughters, which works with girls from multicultural backgrounds to overcome bullying and domestic violence, and with CODA (Children of Deaf Adults).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inside view of I Am Enough<\/em> by author, actor and activist Grace Byers, and illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Keturah Ariel Nailah Bobo is a full-time artist who debuted her illustrating talents in I Am Enough<\/em>. She seeks to illuminate those who are too often underrepresented in books, the media and art. Bobo hopes her artwork can start important conversations and inspire the next generation. Her distinctive technique uses acrylic paint on board and brings texture and color to life while conveying a message of positivity and inclusivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find I Am Enough<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and other inspirational books on our Black History Month<\/a> collection on our online store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dana Parsons, Scottsdale Arts retail representative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hand Picked is a series where we invite retail staff members to “hand pick” their favorite items from The Store @ the Center. From quirky gifts to educational books, our staff members explain why they chose their picks and why you should too. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[63],"tags":[180,182,164,181,82,104,162],"acf":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9278"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}