SUMMERS: Vashti, why did you want to begin this book when this little girl was so young, at this earliest stage of childhood? (Reading) Once there was a girl with a big laugh and a big heart and very big dreams. SUMMERS: I'm wondering if you could just read the sentence that opens this book for us. And can I ask, do you have a copy of your book with you? And when we first meet her, she's just a baby, and she's wearing this white onesie with the words dream big on it. VASHTI HARRISON: Thank you so much for having me. The book is "Big," and author-illustrator Vashti Harrison joins us now. Her arms are stretched high over her head as she holds up the words that make the title of this book, spelled out in oversized, imposing black letters. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.On the cover of Vashti Harrison's latest book, a young Black girl, her curly hair styled in two puffs, is wearing a beautiful pastel tutu and pink ballet slippers. They have shown around the world at film festivals and venues including the New York Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival.Īfter a brief stint in television as a production coordinator, she is now a freelance graphic designer and a picture-book illustrator.
Her Experimental films and videos focus on her Caribbean Heritage and folklore. Now, utilizing both skill sets, she is passionate about crafting beautiful stories in both the film and kidlit worlds.
There she rekindled a love for drawing and painting. She received her MFA in Film and Video from CalArts where she snuck into Animation classes to learn from Disney and Dreamworks legends. She earned her BA from the University of Virginia with a double major in Media Studies and Studio Art with concentrations in Film and Cinematography. She has a background in cinematography and screenwriting and a love for storytelling. Vashti Harrison was born in 1988 and is an Author, Illustrator, and Filmmaker from Onley, Virginia. Vashti Harrison is a 4-Time Bestselling Author
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