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THE WIRE ZOO, illus. by Joanie Stone, longlisted for MPIBA’s Reading the West Book Awards

24 Feb 2025

MPIBA’s Reading the West Book Awards released their longlist of nominees and included THE WIRE ZOO in the Picture Book category. Congratulations to illustrator, Joanie Stone, on this exciting recognition!

THE WIRE ZOO, published by Simon & Schuster, is an inspirational picture book biography that tells the story of how neurodivergent artist Elizabeth Berrien created three-dimensional wire sculptures and went on to become the “godmother” of contemporary wire sculpture.