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Carter Higgins has created another treat for little children with “Some of These Are Snails.” As with her enchanting 2021 picture book, “Circle Under Berry,”…

When Leigh Melrose, a rising British opera star, looked at his calendar recently, much of the next three years were blocked out for one company: Engli

Its time for our annual mock Caldecott vote!

Travis Jonker hopes that the 2022 Caldecott committeee gives their time and attention to the concept book Circle Under Berry, written and illustrated by Carter Higgins.

Was a disaster. >> i wouldnt say thats why they fled. they fled after the 68 riots. then berry became mayor in 78, we started to rebuild our city. were adding 1,000 people a month. >> tucker: i know that, way better. >> again, there are -- you go across the city, many, many african-americans got their first job in the marion barry summer youth program i was hard to get a job, federal government was opening up, barry really, really -- >> tucker: he hue mill yalted the city, betrayed the hopes of ...

>> tucker: i know you served with him on the city council for a long time. >> absolutely. tg roguish doesnt really begin to capture berry. he was a terrible mayor. openly a race hater. and kind of without real achievement. why would you make him the subject of a statue? >> he was an iconic figure in local washington. >> tucker: he was for sure. >> without a doubt. it was one of my ideas to have a statue to him because of what he was able to do for the african-american population in our city. and...