'Changing the world': Poet Amanda Gorman on new children's book

Amanda Gorman made her voice heard in January 2021 while reading the poem for President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Amanda Gorman made her voice heard in January 2021 while reading the poem for President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Four years later, she’s helping children find their voice with her new picture book, “Girls on the Rise.”

With illustrations from artist Loveis Wise, Gorman’s book serves to highlight “the importance of community and allyship,” she said in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”

“It’s about what it means to be a young person in a generation that is going to, and is currently changing the world,” she said.

The 32-page picture book features an original poem by Gorman about the power of girls, especially when they work together, accompanied by Wise’s artwork.

Gorman, 26, rose to literary stardom as a teen herself: In 2015, she published the poetry book “The One for Whom Food is Not Enough.” In 2017, she became the first winner of the National Youth Poet Laureate award. She read “The Hill We Climb,” a poem calling for unity and progress in the U.S. for Biden’s inauguration — making her the youngest-ever inaugural poet.

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