Swishing: Hardback

In Swishing, readers are taken along on Victorica’s journey of identifying as DeafBlind, facing prejudice, and playing basketball. This full-color children’s book explores important topics, such as diversity, acceptance, and discovering identities. Also included are questions for pre-reading and post-reading discussion.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR

Author Victorica Monroe is a Black, DeafBlind, and Queer individual who serves as CEO of Monroe Pedagogy. A basketball fan, Victorica is a doctoral student and enjoys reading books, drawing, creating, traveling, and spending time in nature.

Illustrator Shawn Richardson was born in Arizona but grew up in Maryland. He has been passionately drawing since he was a little Deaf boy. After working with Preservation Magazine at the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, D.C. for many years, Shawn relocated to Texas and now works on various projects. He is a renowned graphic designer and cartoonist whose works have appeared in various publications.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Hardcover, full color
Length: 58 pages
Published: July 2022
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1737711729
Dimensions: 11 x .31 x 8.5 inches