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Twenty-Two-Year-Old Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Tweets That Her Books Are Already Bestsellers

Somehow after performing her beautiful and brilliant poem, “The Hill We Climb” for the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, 22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman found time and the bandwidth to tweet that her forthcoming books ā˜›CHANGE SINGS: A CHILDREN’S ANTHEM [Viking Books for Young Readers] and ā˜›THE HILL WE CLIMB [Viking Books for Young Readers] are already topping Amazon’s best sellers list, even though both of their release dates aren’t until later this year on September 21, 2021.

 

 

PRE-ORDER The Hill We ClimbĀ NOW!

 

This morning, the inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of the United States [ahem!] appeared on Good Morning America and even got a lil’ teary-eyed when Robin Roberts surprised her with a video message from the Tony Award-winningĀ Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda telling her that she “smashed it” at the Capitol Building.

 

 

Oh, and of course there’s more. Gorman also revealed the cover for her “lyrical picture book,”Ā Change Sings: An Children’s AnthemĀ illustrated by Loren Longā€”the same artist who illustrated Barack Obama’s picture bookĀ ā˜›OF THEE I SING: A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTERSā€”on her Instagram yesterday.

 

 

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PRE-ORDER Change Sings: A Children’s AnthemĀ NOW!

 

 

Change Sings By Amanda Gorman Book Cover

 

Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem Synopsis from Penguin Random House:

ā€œI can hear change humming
In its loudest, proudest song.
I donā€™t fear change coming,
And so I sing along.ā€

In this stirring, much-anticipated picture book by inaugural Youth Poet Laureate and activist Amanda Gorman, anything is possible when our voices join together. As a young girl leads a cast of characters on a musical journey, they learn that they have the power to make changesā€”big or smallā€”in the world, in their communities, and in most importantly, in themselves.

With lyrical text and rhythmic illustrations that build to a dazzling crescendo by #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling illustrator Loren Long,Ā Change SingsĀ is a triumphant call to action for everyone to use their abilities to make a difference.

 

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that the special edition hardcoverĀ ā˜›THE HILL WE CLIMB:Ā AN INAUGURAL POEM FOR THE COUNTRY of the just the inaugural poem releases on April 27, 2021. The other version of The Hill We Climb is a collection of Gorman’s poetry including the poem read yesterday at the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.Ā 

 

THE HILL WE CLIMB BY AMANDA GORMAN BOOK COVER

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem For The Country Synopsis from Penguin Random House:

On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet, at age twenty-two,Ā to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Her inaugural poem, ā€œThe Hill We Climb,ā€ is now available to cherish in this special edition.

Peace, Love, & Beauty,
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