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How a birthday trip to Africa — and the work of Octavia Butler — led to a picture book

NPR | By Jason Fuller,
Sarah Handel
Published September 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM CDT

A 50th birthday trip to Ghana and Senegal sparked a new picture book called That You Are Here is No Small Thing, which guides children through Black American history.

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Jason Fuller
Sarah Handel