Ekua Holmes

About The Author

Ekua Holmes is a fine artist whose work explores themes of family, relationships, hope, and faith. The first children’s book she illustrated was Carole Boston Weatherford’s Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, which was a Caldecott Honor Book and a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book and for which Ekua won the John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award. Ekua Holmes lives in Boston.

Books by Ekua Holmes

¿Qué haces con una voz así? (What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?)

La historia de la extraordinaria congresista Barbara Jordan

By Chris Barton
Illustrated by Ekua Holmes
¡Ahora disponible en edición español!

La congresista Bárbara Jordan tenía una voz grande, potente, y segura – ¡y sabía como usarlo! Aprenda sobre su carrera asombrosa en este libro de cuentos ilustrado que inspira con la biografía de la abogada, profesora, legisladora, y líder d...
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What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?

The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

By Chris Barton
Illustrated by Ekua Holmes
“When Barbara Jordan talked, we listened.” —Former President of the United States, Bill Clinton

Congresswoman Barbara Jordan had a big, bold, confident voice—and she knew how to use it! Learn all about her amazing career in this illuminating and inspiring picture book biography ...
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