Amanda Gorman:
I really wanted to come out with a children’s book now, more than ever, that emphasized the importance of uplifting young girls and their allies, because I felt we’re living in a time where that’s incredibly necessary to make sure that young girls’ voices are protected and also celebrated, because we’re just seeing so many spikes in bullying and gender-based violence and all those things.
And so I was curious what would happen if there was a children’s book out that across gendered lines said, hey, we’re all in the same boat. We’re all in this together. And we’re much stronger as a unit than we are separated, as it were, by gender or sex.
