{"product_id":"nani-and-the-lion","title":"Nani and the Lion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Lion becomes angry at the sound of Nani's drums, she is determined to stand up to him, even if no one else will.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNani loves to drum. \u003ci\u003eBa-dum, ba-dum, ba-dum. \u003c\/i\u003eHer music captures the sounds of life, rustles the forest leaves, rouses all the critters, and never fails to get the villagers up and dancing, dancing, dancing. But one day, they're too scared to dance. Lion, king of the land, has outlawed noisemaking of any kind. The villagers beg her to stay quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNani's heart pounds with fear, but her love for drumming beats more loudly. To keep playing her music and bringing joy to her village, Nani must stand up to the biggest bully around armed with only courage, quick thinking, and her drum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlicia D. Williams \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eMid-Air\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the National Book Award; \u003ci\u003eGenesis Begins Again\u003c\/i\u003e, which received Newbery and Kirkus Prize honors, was a William C. Morris Award finalist, and for which she won the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent; and picture books \u003ci\u003eJump at the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNani and the Lion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e The Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also a Coretta Scott King Honor book. An oral storyteller in the African American tradition, she lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Cunha \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Brazilian illustrator, living and working in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She has illustrated more than twenty books for Brazilian and foreign publishers, been nominated for the 2022 Kate Greenaway Medal, and won the AEILIJ Prize for her work. She is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eFly\u003c\/i\u003e by Brittany J. Thurman and \u003ci\u003eNani and the Lion\u003c\/i\u003e by Alicia D. Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alicia D. Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50918882148637,"sku":"9781665914222","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781665914222.jpg?v=1770328107","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/nani-and-the-lion","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}