Happy 2026! In honor of the new year, we are starting a series called Picture Book Preview, which invites readers to look inside new picture books! This month, we’re highlighting André: André Leon Talley—A Fabulously Fashionable Fairy Tale, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Rob Sanders and illustrated by Lamont O’Neal.
This captivating biography chronicles the remarkable journey of fashion legend André Leon Talley—from humble beginnings in rural North Carolina to the pinnacle of the international world of fashion.
Growing up in the Jim Crow South wasn’t easy for young André. He escaped into the glimmering worlds he discovered inside magazines like Ebony and Vogue. He fell in love with all things French, and honed his taste for elegance and style in spite of those who judged and bullied him. Standing tall against all odds, André spun his hardships into a fashion fairytale of his own making.
With exuberant prose and luminous illustrations, this picture book biography shares the inspiring story of majestic icon André Leon Talley and his enduring legacy.
