{"product_id":"sweet-people-everywhere","title":"Sweet People Everywhere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSweet People Are Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e, an illustrated picture book featuring a poem by internationally renowned writer and activist Alice Walker, is a powerful celebration of humanity. The poem addresses a young boy getting his first passport, taking the boy––and the reader––on a journey through a series of countries around the globe where “sweet people” can be found. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey are all over the globe. Sweet people can be found from Canada to Congo to Cuba, from Afghanistan to Australia, from Ireland to Iraq…there are sweet people in the thirty-seven places listed in these pages and almost everywhere else on the planet. Take a trip through the lines of this large-hearted poem by Alice Walker and meet some of them!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn ode to humanity, Walker’s heartening message is celebrated through Quim Torres’ deeply felt illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlice Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, is a canonical figure in American letters. She is the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Temple of My Familiar\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorses Make a Landscape Look More Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow Is the Time to Open Your Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other works of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Her writings have been translated into more than two dozen languages, and more than fifteen million copies of her books have been sold worldwide. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuim Torres\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning illustrator and author based in Barcelona. He has illustrated several children’s books, including the recent Tra Publishing titles Sweet People Are Everywhere by Alice Walker and The Rare, Tiny Flower by Kitty O’Meara (both 2021). He has studied art as healing and Gestalt psychology, and he teaches workshops in which drawing becomes a means of self-discovery. He believes that people are made of stories, and he hopes his drawings inspire others to share their tales. He feels that art is a healing force.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contribBio\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover Picture Book | 48 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67708209791205,"sku":"nwe1792046124729","price":11.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0823\/2537\/3157\/files\/sweet-people-everywhere_1.jpg?v=1792046132","url":"https:\/\/tonewearm.shop\/products\/sweet-people-everywhere","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}