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Chad and Dad Richardson are a son-and-father writing team. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Chad is a financial analyst who lives in Columbus, Ohio. Dad, otherwise known as Charles, is an Associate Professor of Management and Marketing at Sinclair Community College and lives in Liberty Township, Ohio. Family Reunion is their debut picture book. Ashleigh Corrin is the 2020 Ezra Jack Keats award-winning illustrator of Laylaâs Happiness, a Kirkus and SLJ star reviewed childrenâs book. Her first published work was with Enchanted Lion Books in A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader. Ashleigh lives in Virginia with her family.â âThis warm story highlights the tradition of African American family reunions, and Corrinâs loose, stylized illustrations capture both the love these extended family members share and their diversity in skin tone and hairstyle . . . A welcome book about the beauty of family, togetherness, and trying new thingsâ â Kirkus Reviews, starred review<br /> Â
âThe joyful scenes, created digitally with a chalklike effect, are lively and welcoming and show the boyâs large family, comprised of a wonderful range of ages, body types, and shades of brown. An excellent choice for units on the familyâ â Booklist
âWith an emphasis on the sanctity of family reunions in Black American families, Family Reunion is a sweet story about opening yourself up to new experiencesâand finding unexpected delightsâ â Foreword Reviews
âConsider this one a great family connection book. Sweet but not cloyingâ â Betsy Bird, Librarian, @FuseEight