Sophia Gholz, who will be posting about Visual Storytelling
for NF Fest, made her smashing non-fiction debut with
The Boy Who Grew a Forest
(illustrated by Kayla Harren, Sleeping Bear Press). It’s the true story of Jadv
Payeng, who began planting trees to help his island home and ultimately, over
the years, transformed a bare space into a 1,300-acre forest filled with native
plants and animals. Praised by
School Library Journal and
Booklist, this
2019 Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Honor Award recipient is rich in
evocative language. Sophia will share how she, as a trained artist, brings that
winning visual component to her storytelling.
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