Alithia Ramirez dreamed of studying art in Paris. She drew the world as it should be, full of color and joy, creativity and fun.
From her teachers to her family and friends, Alithia shared her gifts with an open heart. Being an artist is never easy, but she drew every day to practice her skills and help everyone feel the love that art can bring.
Written to honor Alithia and all the lives affected by the Uvalde school tragedy, Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist will help preserve the memory of this talented young girl through her story and her artwork.
A young artist and her art live on in this tender, heartfelt book. We must remember.
Lemay has integrated Alithia's own artwork into the book's illustrations in very powerful ways... on the last few pages, we see Alithia's art exploding into shards, and other people hold her drawings on the book's final page 'When an artist dies, her art lives on in our hearts and minds