Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis
CCBC Review:
“Before John Lewis was old enough to read the word ‘love’ in his Bible, he could feel it all around him.” The childhood and young adulthood of John Lewis unfold across this lengthy, lively picture book biography. The dynamic storytelling weaves facts about Lewis into spirited prose that propels the reader from page to page, chronicling Lewis’s experiences, influences, and growing passion for activism and justice. The narrative builds to the moment that John Lewis and other marchers for voting rights, facing “a wall of police officers,” stepped out onto the Edmund Pettis Bridge in 1965. An author’s note detailing what happened next follows. A narrative timeline and source notes are included at volume’s end. The idea of marching and marchers is a repeated motif in the marvelous artwork, which includes bold, colorful compositions spanning page spreads, along with more intimate insets. ©2025 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by James E. Ransome
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 6-10
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Formats:
Biography, Autobiography and Memoir
Picture book
Subjects:
20th Century
Activism and Resistance
African Americans
Biography
Discrimination and Prejudice
Faith, Spirituality and Religion
Politics and Political Systems
Racism
Diversity subject:
Black/African
Christian
Publishers:
Paula Wiseman Books, Simon & Schuster
Publish Year: 2024
Pages: 48
ISBN: 97815344-6620
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Lewis