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Author and illustrator Frank Morrison encourages kids to be themselves in new book 'Kick Push'

The cover of "Kick Push." (Courtesy)
The cover of "Kick Push." (Courtesy)

Here & Now‘s Celeste Headlee speaks with artist Frank Morrison about his new children’s book “Kick Push” about a young skateboarder who has difficulty adjusting to his new neighborhood.

Book excerpt: ‘Kick Push’

By Frank Morrison

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 Excerpted from “Kick Push.” (Bloomsbury Children’s Books) by Frank Morrison. Illustrations by Frank Morrison. Copyright © 2022.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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