{"product_id":"the-table-hardcover","title":"The Table - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWinsome Bingham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWiley Blevins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJason Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo families--both filled with love, both encountering hardship and joy, both living in the same place--and the one simple table that connects them all.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor years, a mining family's life revolves around their table. It's where they eat, read, sew, laugh, and pay the bills; it's stained with easter egg paint, warmed by fresh biscuits and the soft morning sun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutside the house, though, Appalachia changes. The coal mine closes, and the bills keep coming. Eventually, there's no choice but to move on-- and to say goodbye to the table. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then: When a young girl's father sees the table by the road, he slams on the brakes. A lifelong carpenter, he can see it's something special. They bring it home and clean it up; sitting around it, they eat and work and laugh. The girl wonders if another child once sat there, if they were anything like her. She'll never know . . . but the table remembers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Table\u003c\/i\u003e is a stirring contemplation on the similarity between even people whose lives are entirely different. The details of these different lives take many forms, but the love underlying both of these families makes them much more similar than they are different. The center of this book is family love, and the many important connections we share with the family we live with. Even in strife, this book shows, love provides a literal support. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExpressively illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Jason Griffin, the story is deeply personal to coauthors Wiley Blevins, raised in West Virginia, and Winsome Bingham, who immigrated as a child from Jamaica to the U.S. South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWiley Blevins \u003c\/b\u003eis an author, educational consultant, and researcher living in New York City. His family is originally from West Virginia, where he lived as a child. Both his grandfathers were coal miners and his grandparents on his father's side never learned to read or write. Wiley has written over 100 children's books and 16 for adults, focusing on early literacy. He is the author of the International Literacy Association's official brief on phonics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinsome Bingham \u003c\/b\u003eis a soul food connoisseur, master cook, and disabled US Army war veteran. She has over fifteen years of teaching experience, and holds an MFA in Writing For Children and Young Adults. She is the author of the picture book \u003ci\u003eSoul Food Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e, which received a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor and multiple starred reviews. You can find her at binghamwrites.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of two books written by Jason Reynolds: \u003ci\u003eAin't Burned All the Bright\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he won a Caldecott Honor, and \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Jason. Mine Too.\u003c\/i\u003e His fine art has been shown in major cities all over the world, including during a residency at Amsterdam's Het HEM museum. He lives in Queens, New York.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10 x 8.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47311196684537,"sku":"9780823456420","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MAGyVl8ugr9780823456420.webp?v=1769379397","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-table-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}