The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
Author
IllustratorNikkolas Smith
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre
PublisherKokila
Publication date
November 16, 2021
Pages48
ISBN9780593307359

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water is a children's picture book, written in verse, by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, with illustrations by Nikkolas Smith. The book was announced in April 2021 as a companion book to The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, both inspired by Hannah-Jones' The 1619 Project.[1]

Reception

The book received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which noted how "the authors clearly but non-graphically confront the horror of chattel slavery." According to the reviewer, Smith also used different styles to convey different emotions, such as a "saturated palette to create emotionally evocative scenes", while "multicolor palettes illustrate scenes of peace and joy."[2]

Writing for The Horn Book, Autumn Allen praised the poetry and the art, calling the latter "dynamic, expressive, and expansive" and able to show the "emotional journey of a resilient people."[3] In a review for the School Library Journal, Claire Moore, who gave The 1619 Project a star, praised the writing and the art.[4]

Born on the Water ranked #1 on The New York Times Best Seller List Children's Picture Book category, on December 5, 2021.[5] Time for Kids a division of Time included Born on the Water on the list, "The 10 Best YA and Children's Books of 2021."[6]

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