Everywhere Beauty is Harlem
The Vision of Photographer Roy DeCarava
written by Gary Golio & illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Calkins Creek/Astra

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"Present-tense narration carries the energy of a vibrant neighborhood as seen through the attentive eyes of a
brilliant visionary.... This memorable offering is one readers will return to for moments of inspiration."
Kirkus *starred review*

"An image-centered picture book that summons the senses.
DeCarava captures it all--and so too do Golio and Lewis--in this luminous tribute."
Publishers Weekly *starred review*

"This joyful, exuberant picture book biography of Roy DeCarava does exactly what he strove to do through his photography: capture the beauty of Harlem."
Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books (BCCB) *starred review*

"Golio has penned an elegant ode to a notable photographer, filling his narrative with sensory details
and enriching it with quotations from Roy himself. Lewis's stunning watercolor art showcases the people and
the neighborhood, offering a variety of perspectives to reflect the vision and work of DeCarava.."
Shelf Awareness *starred review*

Finalist for 2024 Youth Book Prize for Social Justice,
awarded by Goddard-Riverside Community Center (NYC) and the Children's Book Council

In 1952, Roy DeCarava became the first Black American to be awarded a Guggenheim fellowship. He spent
the next year photographing the people of his Harlem hometown--jazz luminaries, close friends, and
passersby on the street. His aim was to reveal the extraordinary, everywhere beauty of Harlem in its
everyday sights and sounds, and in the eyes of its people. For Roy--who became an world-renowned
photographer--this became a lifelong labor of love.

Everywhere Beauty is Harlem - The Vision of Photographer Roy DeCarava, written by NY Times-bestselling
author Gary Golio and illustrated by multi-award-winning artist E.B. Lewis, is also a labor of love.
Everywhere Beauty follows Roy as he walks through 1940s Harlem with his Argus camera, snapping people
as they stroll, lounge on their favorite stoops, and play in the street. E.B Lewis' exquisite artwork shows us
how Roy sees, how he feels, and offers some hints on how he captured what we often miss -
the extraordinary beauty of ordinary life.