Overview
A visit to Washington, DCās National Portrait Gallery forever alters Parker Curryās young life when she views First Lady Michelle Obamaās portrait.
When Parker Curry came face-to-face with Amy Sheraldās transcendent portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery, she didnāt just see the First Lady of the United States. She saw a queenāone with dynamic self-assurance, regality, beauty, and truth who captured this young girlās imagination. When a nearby museum-goer snapped a photo of a mesmerized Parker, it became an internet sensation. Inspired by this visit, Parker, and her mother, Jessica Curry, tell the story of a young girl and her family, whose trip to a museum becomes an extraordinary moment, in a moving picture book.
Parker Looks Up follows Parker, along with her baby sister and her mother, and her best friend Gia and Giaās mother, as they walk the halls of a museum, seeing paintings of everyone and everything from George Washington Carver to Frida Kahlo, exotic flowers to graceful ballerinas. Then, Parker walks by Sheraldās portrait of Michelle Obamaā¦and almost passes it. But she stops...and looks up!
Parker saw the possibility and promise, the hopes and dreams of herself in this powerful painting of Michelle Obama. An everyday moment became an extraordinary oneā¦that continues to resonate its power, inspiration, and indelible impact. Because, as Jessica Curry said, āanything is possible regardless of race, class, or gender.ā
**FOREWORD BY ARTIST AMY SHERALD**
This book title, Parker Looks Up (An Extraordinary Moment), ISBN: 9781534451865, by Parker Curry, Jessica Curry, Brittany Jackson, published by Aladdin (October 15, 2019) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days. Expedited shipping is also available.
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