So Many Years: A Juneteenth Story Fantasy Sometimes she’s a noisy queen

Sometimes she’s a noisy queen

On a day that's perfect for being outside in nature

especially while grappling with everything from crushes to trig to JV track but they have each other’s backs

Heavy is the crown James has been born to wear

So Many Years: A Juneteenth Story Fantasy Sometimes she’s a noisy queenThe celebrated author of Ezra Jack Keats Award winner Nell Plants a Tree and a Caldecott Honor artist come together for a poetic picture book introduction to Juneteenth and its origin. Oh, how you would dance! How you would sing! How you would celebrate! With lyrical text from Anne Wynter and radiant artwork from Jerome Pumphrey, this poetic picture book explains the history behind Juneteenth celebrations. So Many Years simultaneously acknowledges the