# Me and the Boss: A Story about Mending and Love - Hardcover

by **Michelle Edwards** (Author), **April Harrison** (Illustrator)

**CORETTA SCOTT KING ILLUSTRATOR HONOR AWARD WINNER  
CHARLOTTE ZOLOTOW AWARD WINNER**

All the highs and lows of having a bossy, protective, _and_ loving older sibling are depicted in this heartwarming picture book by a critically acclaimed author and award-winning illustrator.

Meet Lee, a little boy who won't give up until he learns how to sew, and Zora, the sister who watches him try--and ultimately succeed!

"I know big sisters. Zora, the boss, she's mine," explains Lee as he and Zora head to the library, where Mrs. C is teaching the children how to sew. Though Zora sews a beautiful flower on her cloth square, little Lee makes a mess out of the half-moon he is trying to stitch. That night, when he can't sleep, he gives sewing another try...and succeeds, even mending the hole in his pants pocket! The next morning, he sneaks into Zora's room and sews the ear back on Bess, her stuffed bear. When Zora discovers Bess, she wraps Lee in her special big sister hug--for just a moment--and then is back to being the boss once again.

National Jewish Book Award-winning author Michelle Edwards and Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award-winning illustrator April Harrison create a funny, oh-so-true portrait of a brother and sister's relationship in this winning picture book.

### Author Biography

**Michelle Edwards** is the author of numerous picture books, including _A Hat for Mrs. Goldman,_ which received four starred reviews and was hailed as "heartwarming" by the _New York Times_. She received the Charlotte Zolotow Award for _Me and the Boss._ Her other titles include _Chicken Man,_ winner of the National Jewish Book Award_; Max Makes a Cake_, illustrated by Charles Santoso; and _Room for the Baby_, illustrated by Jana Christy. A lifelong knitter, Michelle has also written an adult title, _A Knitter's Home Companion_. She lives in Iowa City, Iowa. Visit her at michelledwards.com.

**April Harrison** is an award-winning children's book illustrator. She received the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award for Patricia C. McKissack's final picture book, _What Is Given from the Heart,_ which received four starred reviews and which the _New York Times Book Review_ called an "exquisite story of generosity." She also received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for _Me and the Boss._ April illustrated Alicia D. William's _Shirley Chisholm Dared,_ as well as Tricia Elam Walker's _Nana Akua Goes to School,_ which also received four starred reviews. Her work appears in the public collections of Vanderbilt University, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Erskine University Museum and in many private collections. April lives in South Carolina. Visit her at april-harrison.com.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.55 x 11.18 x 8.74 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 11, 2022

**Award:** Coretta Scott King Award (2023)

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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