Listen Back: Daria Peoples-Riley shares I Got Next and This Is It
- Matthew C. Winner
- 4 hours ago
- 2 min read
Original Air Date: October 7, 2019
Daria Peoples-Riley shares I GOT NEXT. In her sequel to THIS IS IT, Daria explores allyship through a coming-of-age story on a community basketball court where decisions are made in a moment, and where how you play and what space you make for others is on display for all to see. Daria’s beautiful, layered work says volumes on how she sees children, development, activism, and resilience among failure. I hope this conversation resonates with you as it did me.
Listen along:
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Time to play! Put your game face on, play to win. Fight, all the way to the end.
A young basketball player practices on the playground, preparing for an upcoming pickup game while his shadow urges him to play hard and leave his heart on the court. As the boy dribbles and weaves, shoots and scores, his shadow gives him the encouragement he needs to overcome pregame jitters and join the competition.
In the companion to her debut picture book This Is It, author-illustrator Daria Peoples-Riley praises hard work, dedication, and the love of the game. With vibrant artwork and a lively, rhythmic text, I Got Next is an exceptional read-aloud. The perfect choice for fans of Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, by Derrick Barnes, and Jabari Jumps, by Gaia Cornwall.
SHOW NOTES:
Homepage of Daria Peoples-Riley (and image of the beautiful mural Daria included in the endpapers for I GOT NEXT)
THIS IS IT: The Prologue (video)
SEEDS OF CHANGE: Planting a Path to Peace by Jen Johnson; illustrated by Sonia Sadler
Climate Strikes (September 20, 2019)
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