Celebrate We Gullah Geechee
by Yvette R. Murray
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Publication
Feb 17, 2026
Format
Hardback
Illustrated
Yes
Price
$19.99
Dimensions
8.25 x 10.75 in
ISBN
9798330905065
Pages
44
Age
4 - 8 years
Category
Illustrated Picture BooksJuvenile Fiction
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Description
Author(s)
Yvette R. Murray
Illustrator(s)
Tonya Engel
Related Titles
| Publisher | Teacher Created Materials, Inc. |
| Publication | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Format | Hardback |
| ISBN | 9798330905065 |
| Pages | 44 |
| Age | 4 - 8 |
| Price | $19.99 |
Categories
Illustrated Picture BooksJuvenile Fiction
BISAC Codes
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
JUVENILE FICTION / Stories in Verse
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / General
Celebrate We Gullah Geechee
by Yvette R. Murray
Illustrated by Tonya Engel
Celebrate We Gullah Geechee invites the reader along on a dynamic exploration of Gullah culture.
With rhythm and repetition to engage children, five narrators take turns highlighting what they notice in their world, each focusing on one of the five senses. We are there with them:A girl sees a “haint blue door at Grandma’s house / Rocking chairs waiting on the porch.” On special days, we hear the marching band play—ba-da-dum-bum. Our hands explore the prickly bark of Palmetto tree trunks. Through these sensory experiences, readers will honor and learn about the culture and traditions of coastal North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
With love that shines through every line, Celebrate We Gullah Geechee: Uplifts Gullah Geechee history and contemporary culture, Spotlights the importance of family, community, and place, Engages children with rhythmic writing and lots of onomatopoeia, Includes a section for adults with additional background information, Written by award-winning poet Yvette R. Murray, this book invites children to explore their own worlds— whether near or far from the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor—through sense and celebration.
Author

Yvette R. Murray
Yvette R. Murray is an award-winning poet and author of the picture book Celebrate We Gullah Geechee (Free Spirit Publishing) and the poetry collection Hush, Puppy (Finishing Line Press). She has been published in Chestnut Review, Emrys Journal, Litmosphere, A Gathering Together, and others. She is the 2022 Susan Laughter Meyers Poetry Fellow, a 2021 Best New Poet selection, a Watering Hole Fellow, and a Pushcart Prize nominee. She is also a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Yvette lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
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