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K-Gr 3—A young brown-skinned boy, meant to be the late Bill Withers in his youth, recounts the many things his grandma's hands did. They would clap and play the tambourine at church. She would gesture to warn him about snakes in the grass when he was playing. She comforted him and others in the community who needed a shoulder to cry on. The picture book fast-forwards to Withers as a young man when his grandmother passed away. The story concludes with Withers, shown as an older man, plays his guitar and looks for...Log In or Sign Up to Read More