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The Book Industry Charitable Foundation is extending its "I Stand with Book and Comic Stores" campaign by offering limited-edition T-shirts that feature exclusive original artwork by two children's book authors and illustrators, Caldecott Honoree Shawn Harris and U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Mac Barnett.
Harris received the Bull-Bransom Award for excellence in the field of children's book illustration with a focus on nature and wildlife for A Polar Bear in the Snow, by Mac Barnett, with whom he also creates the First Cat in Space graphic novel series.
Barnett's books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Awards, three E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.
Fans should order no later than Thursday, July 31, to receive these exclusive items and declare their support for book and comic stores across the country. The T-shirts cost $32.99 and $24.99, depending on size.
The "Now More Than Ever, I Stand with Bookstores" campaign launched in May with a matching gift offered by a large group of authors, a gift amount that was met. As Binc said at the time: "The growing uncertainty of federal funding that supports local community resources, the challenges against First Amendment rights, and overall financial insecurity, store employees are at greater risk of harassment and not being able to withstand and navigate a personal crisis. Requests to Binc for help have increased 8% over last year and the average amount to resolve a crisis is also rising."
Binc executive director Pam French said, "Book and comic people need our support more now than ever. They are on the front lines, working to preserve the right to free speech, the open exchange of ideas, and the freedom to read. The work of bookstores and comic shops matters more than ever."