Change Has Come An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit by Kadir Nelson

Change Has Come An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit Reviews

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  Whitney

  I preorded this book from in December right after I read in PW about ti crashing I was really interested to see how Kadir's art translated as sketches instead of paintings It showed up on my door step less than 2 weeks later and almost a month before it's official publication date I can't tell if this was a mistake by but it also seemed almost impossible considering how long it takes a printers to print a bind a book Oh well it's beautiful I love the design and the size of the book I think it is very well done although if they had time I suspect SS would have done a 3 piece binding to make it extra special There are only a few pages where you can really tell how uickly this book was put into print because the gutter interferes a little with the artwork Otherwise it is elegant and Kadir's sketches are charming and powerful I almost prefer these sketches to the painting I can imagine would have come out of them There is a raw humanity in this book that I really appreciate
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  Mary

  Oh oh oh I want to get my hands on everything Kadir Nelson has ever illustrated now I love the energy of the drawings
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  J-Lynn Van Pelt

  Celebrated children's illutrator and author Kadir Nelson takes some of President Obama's most powerful speeches and weaves together a story of change All of the words are Obama's and Nelson's free flowing pencil drawings create an inclusive and beautiful historical document of the 2008 electionNelson writes in the back that These very spontaneous drawing serve as a document to preserve and celebrate our great American achievement and our new American president I hope the artwork will remind all who see it of the greatness of our country and its ability to grow and change for the better
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  Ann

  Kadir Nelson is one of my favorite illustrators and as an Obama supporter I gave this book for Christmas gifts Of course given the rush publishing job Nelson did the drawings to Obama's words after the election the books arrived AFTER Christmas Those who want to celebrate this historic time will appreciate this book
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  elissa

  I hadn't heard a thing about this had only seen Kadir Nelson's drawing of Obama on his Facebook Profile What a gorgeous little book I love that it was spontaneously done on election night and that they were able to rush it in to print so uickly pretty much by the time of the inauguration Just beautiful uniue and very moving My first 2009Favorite
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  Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)

  I am really enjoying Kadir Nelson's work This is different from his paintings for Coretta Scott But the sketches work well matched with the words of Barak Obama A uick read that can easily be used in a classroom
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  Nancy

  a lasting reminder kept in a little booknice
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  Trevor

  A beautiful little book in which artist Kadir Nelson illustrates choice words of inspiration by President Barack Obama Even reading it in November of 2017 his words still move me And these gorgeous simple drawings help express Obama's powerful ideas
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  Jarrod

  A must read The illustrations come alive Such a beautiful message about the “audacity of hope”
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  Gordon

  Having read this small book Change Has Come An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit I’m filled with a renewed feeling of hope as I’m reminded of the wonder and inspiration that was embodied in President Barack Obama The combined artistry of my favorite illustrator Kadir Nelson with words from the greatest living president make this book a treasured keepsake and also an important resource much like a well when a cool sip of water is what’s needed to uench a thirst