Britt Gondolfi & Amanda Romanick - Debut Book - Look Up!

Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

Tracy sits down with author/illustrator duo Britt Gondolfi and Amanda Romanick to discuss their timely, poetic, beautifully illustrated picture book "Look Up! Fontaine the Pigeon Starts a Revolution," Published by Paw Prints. Fontaine the Pigeon is a small bird with a big mission: to get people to look away from their phones and admire the world around them. This picture book packs a powerful message with some seriously beautiful artwork. The revolution begins on April 30th! About the Britt & Amanda: Britt Gondolfi, born and raised in Southeast Louisiana, is a children's book author, community organizer, and mother. Since 2017, Britt has worked with the Bioneers Intercultural Conversation Program, facilitating programming for Atlanta, Bogalusa, and Houma students. While in law school, Britt supported the Bioneers Rights of Nature initiative by researching the intersection of tribal sovereignty and Federal Indian law, facilitating workshops on the Rights of Nature at the Ho-Chunk and Mashpee Wampanoag nations. Her first Children's book, "Look Up! Fontaine the Pigeon Starts a Revolution," is a hilarious social commentary on digital distraction and Nature's fight to save us from ourselves. Amanda Romanick is a multidisciplinary artist whose passion and education for craft began at the age of 5 when she was hand-selected for the Talented Arts Program in her hometown parish. She focused heavily on creative education and outlets like drawing and painting. She graduated with honors from Savannah College of Art and Design, where she concentrated on illustration and sequential art. Amanda is also a mom of a young child and felt the need to create a more balanced relationship between the natural world and screen use. Britt and Amanda are close friends, and so are their seven-year-old children, Sofia and Scout. This is their first published book. The book comes out with Paw Prints Publishing, an imprint of Baker & Taylor, April 30th 2024. You can get it everywhere books are sold or you can get it directly from the artists at www.fontainethepigeon.com.