![]() I drew a lot as a kid, before I started making films, but once I got into the film world, I stopped altogether. “It was during my last year that I took some classes in the Animation Department just for fun. I was making experimental films there,” Harrison said during a recent phone interview. “I went to CalArts to get my MFA in film. Vashti Harrison | Photo: Courtesy of Little, Brown Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History has its origins in Harrison’s popular Instagram account, where she’s posted various illustrations over the past few years. In January, Harrison received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children. Since it was published in December, the book has spent eight weeks on The New York Times’ Best Sellers List (Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover). The book has struck a chord with readers. Butler and Oprah Winfrey, Harrison highlights lesser-known names such as pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm and others. Created for children ages 8 to 12, the book features the life stories of 40 inspirational African American women. In addition to including well-known figures such as Harriet Tubman, Ella Fitzgerald, Octavia E. Little, Brown Books recently published CalArts alum Vashti Harrison‘s (Film/Video MFA 14) debut illustrated book, Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History. ![]() ![]() ![]() Vashti Harrison’s debut book, ‘Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History’ has spent several weeks on the ‘New York Times’ Best Sellers list. ![]()
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