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It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

By Kyo Maclear
Illustrators Illustrated by Julie Morstad Edition

Hardcover edition

Publisher HarperCollins Imprint Harper ISBN

9780062447623

Awards and Honors Kirkus Best Books - 2019
CPL Best Books - 2019
Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book

It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

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Growing up in California, Gyo Fujikawa always knew that she wanted to be an artist. She was raised among strong women, including her mother and her teachers, who encouraged her to fight for what she believed in. During World War II, Gyo’s family was forced to abandon everything and were taken to an internment camp in Arkansas. Far away from home and from her family, Gyo worked as an illustrator in New York while her innocent family was imprisoned.



Seeing the diversity around her and feeling pangs from her own childhood, Gyo became determined to show all types of children—white, black, Asian, girl, boy, immigrant—in her books for children. There had to be a world where they saw themselves represented. Gyo’s book Babies was initially rejected by her publisher at Grosset & Dunlap. But after Gyo insisted, they finally relented, and Babies went on to sell almost two million copies. Gyo’s books paved the way for publishers, teachers, and readers to see what we can be when we welcome others into our world.



Note from the author and illustrator. Time line of Gyo Fujikawa’s life, with photographs. Full-color illustrations.
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