Changing the world, one word at a time.
"I get asked what will make Versify different from other imprints," says Kwame Alexander. "The truth is we are not reinventing publishing. It's the same ingredients in our kitchen as everyone else's: we want to publish books for children that are smart and fun, that inform and inspire, that help children imagine a better world. My goal is just to make sure there are more chefs in the kitchen, more voices in the room, that create unique and intelligent entertainment that electrifies and edifies young people. So yes, I too am looking for the next Mo Willems and Jacqueline Woodson. It's just that I plan to look far and wide in places unseen to most. As Langston Hughes said, 'Life is a big sea full of many fish. I let down my nets and pull.'" [Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]
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- “A satisfying, winning read.”—Kirkus, starred review“It’s not a small thing to incorporate big issues like bullying and divorce into eminentlyreadable free verse that connects boys, sports, and reading. . . middle-school readers ...
- NorthSouth Books*Starred Review:"It’s a wild ride on the sea of imagination, and a rousing high-five to the power of reading."- Publishers Weekly*Starred Review:"Newbery Award winner (The Crossover, 2014) Alexander's humorous, tautly poetic dialogue ...