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WE MISS YOU, GEORGE FLOYD event at Subtext Books with Shannon Gibney

December 4 @ 7:00 pm 8:00 pm CST

Shannon Gibney will join Subtext Books on Wednesday, December 4, for a reading and discussion of her new book We Miss You, George Floyd, at 7:00 p.m. CST.

This event is free and open to the public.


For children working through George Floyd’s murder and the police violence plaguing our country, and for the grown-ups trying to help them, this book is an invitation to open difficult conversations. With striking illustrations reflecting Floyd’s world and a child’s perspective, Shannon Gibney’s clear-eyed account offers healing and inspiration for the strength and solidarity we need to build a more peaceful and just future.

“As the illustrations signal the broader national context […] our narrator channels her grief into art, first to pay homage to those who have been killed by police, and then to imagine a better future. Readers witness the journey of a child learning to navigate her own sadness and be part of a community while just beginning to see and understand a bigger picture. This honest and stunningly accessible perspective on a pivotal moment in recent American history will speak directly to children in a wide range of ages while also resonating with adults.” —Booklist

“In We Miss You, George Floyd, Shannon Gibney and Leeya Rose Jackson engage the topic of police brutality in a clear, accessible, and ultimately hopeful way. It is a heartening call for young readers to speak up and stay involved in the ongoing fight for justice and a moving cry for society to actively do and be better for the sake of our kids.” —Tameka Fryer Brown, award-winning author of That Flag and Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm’s Fight for Change

“Gibney writes in simple, straightforward, and age-appropriate language[…] The illustrations, dominated by hues of purple, capture the cacophony of emotions that emerged in the aftermath of Floyd’s death. […] Heavy yet cathartic. We will not forget.” —Kirkus Reviews

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