What people are saying about Nana Akua Goes to School…

“Fine for reading aloud to groups, this large-format book provides ample space for the richly colorful mixed-media collages by Harrison, the 2020 John Steptoe New Talent Award winner for illustration. Her attractive depictions of 20 Adinkra symbols, accompanied by their meanings, appear on the endpapers. ” Read more here.

— Booklist Online, Starred Review

“Striking artwork by Harrison gives the characters’ faces classic sculptural contours, and the spreads’ bold patterns and colors echo a quilt of symbols that Nana Akua made for Zura. ” Read more here.

— Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“Fine for reading aloud to groups, this large-format book provides ample space for the richly colorful mixed-media collages by Harrison, the 2020 John Steptoe New Talent Award winner for illustration. Her attractive depictions of 20 Adinkra symbols, accompanied by their meanings, appear on the end papers. ”

— The Horn Book Magazine

“Mixed-media collage illustrations are the perfect medium to showcase this endearing tale.” Read more here.

— School Library Journal, Starred Review