# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Meet the Author & Illustrator: Breanna J. McDaniel & April Harrison
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Jun, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 19 Jun, 2025 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Children’s book author Breanna J. McDaniel and children's book illustrator April Harrison, will discuss their writing and illustrating lives, collaborations and award-winning book, Go Forth and Tell:  The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller. A book sale and signing will follow.

More info: https://www.richlandlibrary.com/event/2024-06-26/meet-author-illustrator-breanna-j-mcdaniel-april-harrison

ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR
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Breanna J. McDaniel (she/her/hers) is an emerging creative and early career scholar. She’s published in myriad academic journals, an academic anthology, and her debut picture book Hands Up! was published with Dial Books in 2019.

Since its publication, Hands Up! was selected as a children’s book that “Books All Young Georgians Should Read” in 2019 by the Georgia Center for the Book. Recognized by the Chicago Public Library as, “one of the very best picture books published for kids from birth to 3rd grade in 2019,” in their Best of the Best Books round-up for 2019 and finally, Hands Up!  was awarded the “2021 First Novelist Honor Book” by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. and School Library Journal.

She is also the author of other picture books, including Atlanta, My Home for the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office and Impossible Moon which was published with Denene Millner Books/ Simon and Schuster. 

Her newest book with Penguin Random House’s imprint Dial, Go Forth and Tell: The Life of August Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller, was published February 6, 2024 and has received five starred reviews along with the 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Writer award and the 2025 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. 

Her picture book, Cute Toot, was published in April 2024 and she also has two more forthcoming picture books with Henry Holt Books for Young Readers at Macmillan.

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"I have an unshakeable belief in Faith, Family, Friends. 

That’s my core, How I live my life. It is what inspires me to create.

When you enter my creative world, I want you to FEEL something . A tug at the old heart strings. Perhaps a distant memory you stored away. A love lost, or a love found, A touch of the spirit. SOMETHING. While on your visit please take notice of the elongated extremities which are exaggerated and point to a special emphasis of the hands, denoting the importance and power of the human touch. Arms that extend and envelope to welcome you in, a friendly reminder that you are loved. Perhaps the texture of the pieces pulled you in and caught your eye? Through the piecing of collage, I create texture and pattern. I’ve always admired the interweaving found in the wonderful quilts of my grandmothers. Their homemade quilts evoke a feeling of comfort, love, caring and family. What they achieved with a needle and thread, I try to achieve with collage and mixed media. I believe our stories are still being told, retold and entwined through the piecing together of torn papers, found objects, paint palette and love. 

I have often been questioned about my artistic process. I begin each piece of work as an abstract type painting. I literally just have fun with acrylic paint or any water medium. From there they develop into figurative images, then comes the collage. For me, it’s a spiritual journey, it’s where I commune with the spirit and from that visit, my art unfolds. Perhaps it could be compared to discovering hidden figures or objects within the clouds. My life’s work has a theme. If you look close you will notice that quite a few of my images appear to have closed eyes. This is purposely created and based on 2 Corinthians 5:7 “ For we walk by faith, not by sight”. “With Eyes Closed “we are required to call upon a deeper sense than the sometimes unbelieving and bias observations of the eyes… We are required to FEEL love. Thanking you in advance for allowing me to share my story of Love, Faith and Hope.--April Harrison"
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/columbia/meet-the-author-and-illustrator-breanna-j-mcdaniel-and-april-harrison/200028292129531
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, kids, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 136

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Columbia
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1431 Assembly St., Columbia, SC, United States, South Carolina 29201
- **lat**: 34.00395
- **long**: -81.03763
- **full address**: 1431 Assembly St., Columbia, SC, United States, South Carolina 29201

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Meet the Author & Illustrator: Breanna J. McDaniel & April Harrison being held?
  - **A:** Meet the Author & Illustrator: Breanna J. McDaniel & April Harrison takes place on Thu, 19 Jun, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 19 Jun, 2025 at 07:30 pm at 1431 Assembly St., Columbia, SC, United States, South Carolina 29201.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Meet the Author & Illustrator: Breanna J. McDaniel & April Harrison?
  - **A:** Meet the Author & Illustrator: Breanna J. McDaniel & April Harrison is organized by Richland Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Meet the Author & Illustrator: Breanna J. McDaniel & April Harrison is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Columbia, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 130+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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