SO MANY YEARS:
A JUNETEENTH STORY

Clarion Books |  May 6, 2025

By Anne Wynter
Illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey

Description

The celebrated author of Ezra Jack Keats Award winner Nell Plants a Tree and a Caldecott Honor artist come together for a poetic picture book introduction to Juneteenth and its origin.

Oh, how you would dance! How you would sing! How you would celebrate!

With lyrical text from Anne Wynter and radiant artwork from Jerome Pumphrey, this poetic picture book explains the history behind Juneteenth celebrations. So Many Years simultaneously acknowledges the history of slavery in the US as well as the astonishing Black resilience that has led to an enduring legacy of Black joy.

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  • "All will come away enlightened and moved by this deeply felt celebration of the resilience of the human spirit."
    –Kirkus Reviews (starred review)